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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 hours ago

I guarantee that piece of shit knew. Fuck the Ellisons.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck....

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It... sinks unlike a duck?

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

Try "Iznogud" next.

Nazis really love fucking with other peoples' religions. First the swastika and now this.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because fuck clickbait

izanami -> imanazi (im a nazi)

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

How is it clickbait? The title literally says the name of the ship, and the ability to read a word backwards should be something one acquires by around 5th grade.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Title might have been edited after the fact for all we know, original title doesn't have it

[–] FEIN@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

i appreciate the spirit though lmfao

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 124 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Totally accidental, I'm sure.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

and there it is - the racist conspiracy fantasy in full effect

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is the name of a Japanese deity, so I think it is an actual accident. Funny as fuck though!

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah a tech billionaire being into Japanese culture is marginally more likely than a billionaire being a Nazi. Lots of over lap of course but I think the Japanese culture fascination is the more likely explanation

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

I don't think it's more likely but from what I understand he's got another boat with a Japanese name so it's much more likely named after the deity.

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago

This particular shit bag is a huge weeb, and the name is of a Japanese goddess. It doesn't mean he isnt a nazi, just that this is probably a coincidence.

[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 97 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I mean, it's the name of a Japanese goddess but fuck nice things amirite

This is a techbro though so, no tears shed

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 18 hours ago

I wouldn't grace any of the shite that Oracle makes with the term "technology," except for its database, and it's old and for many years had quality issues so severe that it nearly crashed the firm. Everything else Oracle makes is bloated crap (e.g., its ERP software) or piss-poor me-too variants of Linux distros, cloud platforms, etc. And they managed to make Java even worse, which must have taken some doing.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, coincidences can happen. This case, idk, maybe not?

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean a tech bro being a little too into Japanese culture isn't that out there

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But it's more likely he's a Nazi

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 2 hours ago

If he was a nazi, he would support a military that does a false flag, and commits a genocide against a semite population.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was gonna say surely you'd not be both so stupid and evil to actually do this intentionally

.... Then I read it was one of Larry Ellison's kids

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 8 points 1 day ago

Isn't one of Musk's kids an awesome trans activist?

Also, fuck my father. Children shouldn't be tarnished by their parent's crimes.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But the moniker didn’t stick after Ellison was informed that the name spelled something deeply embarrassing when reversed: “I’m a Nazi.”

It’s the kind of joke the “Succession” writers’ room could only dream of coming up with. And it’s especially awkward given the family’s strong ties to Israel. His first wife described Ellison as “an ardent Zionist,” per Vulture, and he’s been known to be “close” with current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sounds pretty accurate...

Support a genocidal ethnostate long enough, your subconscious stops trying to be subtle

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

"I'm not that kind of fascist, I'm this other kind of fascist!"

  • Larry Ellison
[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Could have just sold it to Elmo.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 30 points 2 days ago

The name was appropriate.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Seems to me like the head of a global media conglomerate should be more aware of the messages he sends. If he were an employee, this would probably have gotten him fired. But ownership is the best job security, isn't it?

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's why I named my yacht "Dawyaglatotami" as to avoid things like this.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

They misspelled the word “accurate” in the title as “horrible”

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, another victory of the great good over the evil evilness: bad word eliminated! Hurray! And don't you fucking dare to not "hurray" with us!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

So he just reversed it.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Is it really that unbelievable that one of the literal devil’s kids is a nazi?