Blue Velvet

The "Blue Velvet" event, as it is being referred to, involves racist chanting at a teen disco in Falkenberg, Brandenburg, Germany. Children and teenagers at the disco were recorded singing "Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus" (Germany for Germans, foreigners out) to the tune of the song "L'amour toujours." This incident is newsworthy due to its disturbing nature and echoes a similar, widely publicized event on the island of Sylt earlier in 2024. Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke has expressed his outrage and dismay. The event is significant because it highlights the spread of xenophobic sentiments among young people and raises concerns about the normalization of racism in certain segments of society. The disco, described as a "Kinderveranstaltung" (children's event), had an attendance of approximately 100-150 children and teenagers from the age of eleven.