Moon over Carrot Street

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Michael Hobbes
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I love the idea of a guerilla umlaut
www.the-berliner.com/english-news...
BVG installs new signs as Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße replaces controversial “M-Strasse”

The name was long regarded as one of the most distasteful remnants of German colonial thinking. For years, activist-led initiatives protested against the name Mohrenstrasse, or “Moor’s Street”, in Mitte, pointing out that the word – once widely used to refer to Black people – carried an offensive and racist legacy.

The debate dragged on for years and inspired much graffiti in the area. Ordinary citizens would often add an umlaut to the “o”, turning the name into Möhrenstrasse, or “Carrot Street”.

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August 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM

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‪Exhausted Raccoon‬
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Carrot Street is such a delightful name, it's win-win!



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‪Sébastien Tremblay‬
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What if I told you that it was also done by giant pink rabbits.
Video exhibit from 16 years ago 🥰👇
youtu.be/E483JtAWRTs?...

Pink Rabbit und die Möhrenstraße
YouTube video by glueckundgeld
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‪sendakmonster.bsky.social‬
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I want it to _always_ have been done by giant pink rabbits. This is my belief system now do not disabuse me.



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‪Thanks I Hate It‬
‪@mikevago.bsky.social‬
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The guerilla umlaut is far more sophisticated than the Irish equivalent - drawing an “i” in the middle of a “to let” sign.

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‪Canberra Tragic‬
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In Canberra we write a P and a T on either side of the road markings "LANE ONE FORM", to make "FORM ONE PLANET".



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‪tbd‬
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Gorilla Umlaut would be an amazing 1980s pro wrestler name



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‪Denise Tomasini‬
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Perfect! At some point in NYC there was a guerilla Ñ campaign and I love that energy.



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BVG installs new signs as Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße replaces controversial “M-Strasse”

The name was long regarded as one of the most distasteful remnants of German colonial thinking. For years, activist-led initiatives protested against the name Mohrenstrasse, or “Moor’s Street”, in Mitte, pointing out that the word – once widely used to refer to Black people – carried an offensive and racist legacy.

The debate dragged on for years and inspired much graffiti in the area. Ordinary citizens would often add an umlaut to the “o”, turning the name into Möhrenstrasse, or “Carrot Street”.

BVG installs new signs as Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße replaces controversial “M-Strasse”

The name was long regarded as one of the most distasteful remnants of German colonial thinking. For years, activist-led initiatives protested against the name Mohrenstrasse, or “Moor’s Street”, in Mitte, pointing out that the word – once widely used to refer to Black people – carried an offensive and racist legacy.

The debate dragged on for years and inspired much graffiti in the area. Ordinary citizens would often add an umlaut to the “o”, turning the name into Möhrenstrasse, or “Carrot Street”.