Stereotypes of Germans

'[13][better source needed] For Germany perpetrating the Holocaust and starting World War II, Germans are often stereotyped as Nazis.

Germans visiting abroad, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, attracted insults from locals, and from foreigners who may have lost their families or friends in the atrocities.

This resulted in a feeling of controversy for many Germans, causing numerous discussions and rows among scholars and politicians in Post-War West Germany (for example, the "Historikerstreit" [historians' argument] in the 1980s) and after Reunification.

[16][17][10] There are many popular culture references to perceived lack of humor in Germany, a notable example being the Funnybot episode of South Park.

World War II movies in particular usually depict only German villains, rather than including Japanese or Italian characters.

[23] Since the 1930s to modern day, Hollywood still portrays and makes use of Nazis as villains in films such as Captain America: The First Avenger, The Dirty Dozen, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Rocketeer, and Inglourious Basterds.

Germans were characterised as rapacious Huns during the First World War . This followed the Kaiser's Hun speech during the Boxer rebellion. [ 1 ]
The character Federico Von Pilsener, created by Pedro Subercaseaux and featured in a Chilean comic strip in 1906 and 1907, is based on stereotypes of Germans.