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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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

It... sinks unlike a duck?

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

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Try "Iznogud" next.

[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 117 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

First of all, fuck Larry Ellison.

BUT: Apparently he's a giant weeb and all his yachts are named after Japanese stuff. Izanami is a god from Japanese mythology. There is reasonable doubt here.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

She's in SMITE as well, teleporty ganky ADC

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I was like "izanami sounds like some naruto shit" imo you can simply add a second word and ruin the backwards spelling.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago

I mean, not just a god in that mythology but one of the most important ones since she created a lot of other gods. If he's got another boat named Izanagi, I am pretty sure it's just a very, very funny coincidence. Almost like the universe is trying to tell him something about his bullshit Zionist ways.

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

I cant find it now but there was this great photo of a dude dressed up in full SS attire surrounded by a ton of anime posters and figures lol.

Also I'd suggest him a name from an IJN ship that met an untimely end. Plenty of options.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Two things can be true

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 134 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Totally accidental, I'm sure.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days 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 30 points 2 days 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 day 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 18 points 2 days 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.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because fuck clickbait

izanami -> imanazi (im a nazi)

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 22 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] FEIN@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

i appreciate the spirit though lmfao

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 59 points 3 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 2 days 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 49 points 3 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 6 points 2 days ago

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

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

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

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 32 points 3 days ago

The name was appropriate.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago
[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Could have just sold it to Elmo.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 14 points 3 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 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 6 points 3 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 3 days ago

So he just reversed it.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

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