No, not all were regarded as subhuman - they were murdered because they didn't fit into the German idea of their pure Arian race. They tried experiments to CURE homosexuals and the disabled to try to make them fit into their idea of a pure race. They wouldn't have tried that if they regarded them as subhuman - they would jist have murdered them.

The EU published a resolution in 2005 listing all of the victim groups of the Holocaust - race, ethnic origin, religion, social classification, politics or sexual orientation.

It is quite worrying that somehow this thread has descended into a discussion of Nazi ideology. Some might say ridiculous. If you really want to discuss the horrors of the Nazi regime then I am sure there are a lot of places more suitable than a soap thread.

The whole thing has been completely overblown which seems to be the norm these days when someone presses the racist button.

The scene in the first place was obviously contrived. Eva didn't need to be in the hairdressers but the scriptwriters wanted her in the same place as Maria. It's the sort of rubbish that is blighting the programme all the time at the moment.

The line itself seemed totally unrealistic and was delivered in a totally unconvincing manner. That is probably why it stood out. It was poor writing, not an attempt to offend anyone.

Whilst I agree with you on many occasions of 'contrived' chance meetings, unrealistic coincidences etc, in this particular case the whole situation quite literally was contrived
by Eva because she wanted to 'have a word' with Maria & interfere in her private life, well intentioned as it might have been!!
The comment in question was delivered in a kind of stilted, half embarrassed way together with one of Eva's trademark giggles because she knew & probably realised Maria knew that really there was nothing wrong with her hair & she was there for a different reason!!
The scene worked for me, 'racist' comment & all but obviously not for everyone!!

But that wouldn't be a comparable "joke" - remark. Roots refers to the characters origins not the events that the character experienced during the story. Your analogy refers to what happened to the Jews at the hands of their aggressors and not to where they came from according to their own traditions. A better analogy would be to say something like " I am as likely to move as Lot's wife"

Strictly speaking, I think the title referred to the links back from the author to when his fictional ancestor was captured and sold into slavery by black Africans. But it's really unimportant : it's just a work of fiction.

Having said that, it's a brilliant work, on how negroes (is it OK to say that?) progressed from being slaves to becoming just the same as any other US citizens. Both the book and the TV series are worth revisiting.

Your analogy doesn't mention the work of fiction containing the story of Lot. Not only that the title must have a meaning which is often used in real life. I'm desperately trying to think of one, but with no success.

Nope, you need to say black or African American.