*“Frankly, till the time we applied for the trademark permission, I had only heard that Hitler was a strict man. It was only recently that we read about Hitler on the internet.” *
Yeah, right. Why the swastika then?
Wow. Well…its ballsy, I’ll give him that.
Two quotes from the article stand out to me:
Who does he expect to compensate him? The customers that won’t come into the store because they are offended?
The education system in India needs an upgrade.
You know the Swastika is a symbol with a lot of cultural and religious history in India, before Hitler appropriated it?
But yeah, I mean, opening a Hitler-themed anything is a terrible act of cultural insensitivity, but it’s not the first time it’s happened in India. Here’s a story about a Hitler-themed restaurant, where, again, the proprietors claimed ignorance:
So it goes without saying that whenever Prince Harry is in India he spends a few euros there.
I think Siam Sam has posted some instances of this sort of thing happening in Thailand, too. Buddhists are already familiar with the swastika although the Nazis oriented theirs in the opposite direction. I would think that some people who are out of touch with European and Western culture might only have a vague idea of who Hitler is and as such, they might not realize what they’re saying.
So, do they sell jack boots and riding breeches?
So the store owner is trying to curry favor, even though it appears he speaking out of his ass?
Mmm, curry…
“Hitler: You can’t be the snazziest without a little nazi.”
Yanno, I was going to come in here to say that, ironically, Hitler was not that great at self-discipline despite his image. If he were, he might have made a better artist. But I have to hand it to him, that he was better at self-discipline than most politicians, leading a comparatively abstemious and ascetic life.
If he wanted it to be truly Hitler-specific, he should sell that charcoal-lined underwear for the chronically flatulent.
:smack: Acutally yes, I did know that. I guess seeing it with the word Hitler glamoured me.
I don’t see what the big deal is, Hitler is really only considered the pinnacle of evil because he was our political enemy. Stalin was an even bigger monster, but because he was our ally in WW2 we don’t really mention his crimes. Mao killed millions and we consider him a wee bit o a dick but it isn’t to the level of anti-Hitler sentiment.
India sent a few million troops to fight in WW2 against the Axis powers. But I have no idea what effect WW2 had on Indian culture.
My point is, maybe a store named after Hitler in India is about as controversial as someone in America running a store named after Attila the Hun, Napoleon or Ghengis Khan.
At 45 degrees, right-facing, and on a white circle?
If they don’t like name, then the Indian Jews shouldn’t shop there.
Right now all they are doing is giving the shop free publicity.
Oh shit.
This is so goddamn funny.
I guess the educational system in India isn’t the only one that needs some work. Lemme help you out:
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No idea - probably not, but what’s your point? I’m not suggesting it’s there by accident.
At the time of WWII, India was under British occupation. Many Indians considered imperial Britain to be a greater enemy then Nazi Germany. Besides, if you look at the damage caused to India by imperial British policies, including the couple of million Indians who died in the Bengal famine in the 1940s-- perhaps Churchill should be as reviled as Hitler?