Aryan Embarrassment

Aryan Embarrassment

Ministry

The Aryan “race” is a concept of superiority among the proto-indo europeans as some form of “master race.” This would later go on to inspire Aryanism, an ideology that eventually led to the Holocaust and the extermination of those deemed of a “lesser race” by Adolf Hitler and his regime.
The song features Jello Biafra in another guest slot for Ministry, after 2021’s “Sabotage Is Sex,” and 2006’s “Ass Clown.” Biafra has long been working with Al, as they formed the side project Lard in the 1980s. Recently, echoes of a new Lard album being in the works emerged when Al said he and Biafra were emailing songs to one another. Biafra is known for his shocking and absurdist tactics for espousing his beliefs and views.
The title refers to how the ideals and beliefs of aryanism and neo-fascist groups are proving to be an embarrassment for the United States and those who view these groups as hateful and harmful for the rest of society.