Marius Jung

Marius Jung (* 1965 in Trier ) is a German comedian or cabaret artist and actor and lives in Cologne .

Life

Marius Jung is the son of a German and a black US soldier, but grew up with his mother and stepfather. Marius Jung lives in Cologne with his girlfriend and daughter .

Drama and cabaret

Even at a young age, Marius Jung was on stage in an amateur play group. After a free acting training and singing lessons followed work in the independent theater scene as well as film supporting roles and cabaret appearances. In 2006 he performed as a soul comedian with his band The Germans .

A central theme of his cabaret work is the strong anchoring of clichés , everyday racism and inappropriate pity for foreigners simply because they are foreigners, as well as political correctness that is perceived as exaggerated .

Racism controversy about "They can all sing!"

In 2013 published Marius guys satirical book singing can all! A handbook for negro friends , the cover of which shows a muscular, naked black man, whose loins are only covered with a large red gift bow , sparked a discussion in 2014 when the Department for Equality and Lifestyle Policy of the Student Council of the University of Leipzig awarded the book the negative prize “The Prize ist hotßßß * - or not! ” The "presentation of racist, homo-, trans * and inter * hostile content" was criticized.

In the features of various daily newspapers, the question was raised to what extent a book that satirically exaggerated this area and written by a black man could be racist or whether the awardees could have misunderstood the character of the book. The author, who is depicted on the book cover himself, stated that he wanted to receive the award personally.

The Student Council then reiterated its criticism and made it clear that the price did not refer to Marius Jung or the content of the book, but to the advertised cover with a naked black man who had been degraded to a sexual object and which had a racist motive.

Others

In addition to his artistic activities, Jung is also active as a coach and presenter and tries his hand at black and white TV .

bibliography

• 2014: Everyone can sing! ISBN 978-3-551-68448-6 .
• 2015: morals for stupid people . ISBN 978-3551683588 .

Web links

Wikiquote: Marius Jung  - Quotes

• Marius Jung in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Homepage of Marius Jung
• Author portrait of the Carlsen publishing house
• Reaction of the publisher to the award

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deutschlandfunk.de , Cross Heads, Portrait , March 4, 2015, Achim Hahn: "They can all sing" - The comedian Marius Jung
2. ↑ at home and on the go , July 2nd, 2014, www1.wdr.de: Attention Everyday Racism : "Handbook for Negerfreunde"
3. ↑ Filmography on Marius Jung's website ( memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Deutschlandradio Kultur , February 6, 2006, Maike Mackerodt, deutschlandradiokultur.de: Soul Comedy with Marius Jung
5. ↑ carlsen.de: award letter from the Student_InnenRats to the Carlsen Verlag , April 8, 2014
6. ↑ boersenblatt.net , June 16, 2014: "Handbuch für Negerfreunde" author is said to be a racist
7. ↑ spiegel.de , June 18, 2014: "Handbuch für Neger": Student representatives accuse black authors of racism
8. ↑ sueddeutsche.de , June 21, 2014: "At first I thought it was a joke"
9. ↑ stura.uni-leipzig.de: Statement on the award of the prize to the author Marius Jung
10. ↑ mariusjung.de: Marius Jung Coaching & Training ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ mariusjung.de: Moderation ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ youtube.com (January 21, 2014)