# POLL- Is it OK to dress as Hitler for Halloween? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224 "2015-10-31T00:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/41 "2015-11-01T13:04:25Z")
> [@Rune](#): > > Would [a girl dressing up as Hitler](http://tubegator.com/content/uploads/hitler_girl.jpg) be better? So long as it is “slutty Hitler”. > [@](#): > > Hitler is ok. But Islamists - now that’s an entirely other matter. Who is the guy in the track suit and blond wig in that video supposed to be? I don’t get the reference. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/42 "2015-11-01T13:25:04Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > So long as it is “slutty Hitler”. > > Who is the guy in the track suit and blond wig in that video supposed to be? I don’t get the reference. Jimmy Savile. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/43 "2015-11-01T13:46:16Z")
> [@Rune](#): > > Hitler is ok. But [Islamists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot5TgvvOYdA) - now that’s an entirely other matter. Yep, I like that. The world we live in … ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/44 "2015-11-01T13:51:14Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > In high school (this was back in the early 70s), for the German Club Halloween/Octoberfest costume party, as part of my costume, I wore a yellow 6 pointed star with the word “Jude” written across it. I sort of wanted to wave a bit of a middle finger at all the Bavarian maidens and the like there. So, you were the only one there to pick a costume to spread hate. I suppose that’s a win for irony and why we shouldn’t be so fast to judge the Hitler costume. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/45 "2015-11-01T18:57:42Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > I’d say dressing as Hitler would be okay as long as you don’t try to use that as an excuse to act like a jackass. Dressing as a member of the SS would be out of line. Even that, to me, rates a “it depends”. I attended a Halloween party themed on bad zombie horror movies and someone did a _Shock Waves_ costume. It’s not something I would want to see going door to door but in that setting it fit. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/46 "2015-11-01T19:19:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Vlad the Impaler is ok, . . . Well . . . maybe a Chevy. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/47 "2015-11-02T14:39:34Z")
I’ve reconsidered. I wouldn’t dress as Hitler because of this abomination I saw at the store the other day. Who would make something evil and vile like this? The guy on the label of course. > **[Louisville Vegan Jerky Company Smoked Chipotle](https://www.fakemeats.com/Louisville-Vegan-Jerky-Smoked-Chipotle-p/lvj-608729-739937.htm)** > > Louisville Vegan Jerky - Smoked Chipotle Jerky. This smokey chipotle flavored vegan / vegetarian jerky is marinated in gluten free tamari, sweetened with locally sourced sorghum, and seasoned with smokey spices. Link safe for work. Todd my ass. ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/48 "2015-11-02T15:22:45Z")
Meh. Just hold a sign saying “I’m desperate for attention.” ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/49 "2015-11-02T15:24:30Z")
I don’t celebrate Halloween, but I don’t think that a Hitler costume is inherently bad, it all depends on context. If you’re going ToTing around the neighborhood it’s poor taste at best, because you really don’t know who the audience is. If you’re going to a costume party, particularly if you either control or know who the audience is, then it can be just fine, possibly even really clever. Sure, there’s some obvious versions, like a zombie or devil version, or a post suicide version. Maybe a straight up Hitler costume works well in combination with another costume a friend or girlfriend or group of friends is doing. Personally, I seriously doubt I’d ever do it, even if I thought I had a good idea, partially because I don’t think I even remotely look like him, but because I don’t have a desire to associate myself with him. But if I saw someone dressed as him, unless I thought it was pretty clear they were doing it to be deliberately offensive or as a support of his views, especially if they had some clever twist or it was particularly convincing, I’d probably think it was bold. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/50 "2015-11-02T20:01:04Z")
Jesus, people. Dress like whatever you want. It’s a costume, that’s the point. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/51 "2015-11-02T20:06:50Z")
Maybe if you soften his image a bit, like if little Hitler is playing a pipe and leading other children from house to house. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/52 "2015-11-02T22:47:56Z")
Into a gas chamber. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/53 "2015-11-03T12:30:26Z")
> [@Blaster\_Master](#): > > I don’t celebrate Halloween I’m not religious, but I am spiritual, hence I celebrate Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/55 "2018-11-20T12:40:21Z")
Seriously? Reported. Shame on **vezlay**. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224/56 "2018-11-20T13:43:15Z")
The more spiritual among us dress up for Halloween as mock cows. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224.md?page=2)