# Will Smith and Adolf Hitler **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754 "2008-03-01T18:13:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/41 "2008-03-02T05:17:17Z")
Jawohl, Herr Doktor. In fact, I giggled maniacally about it for almost a minute. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/42 "2008-03-02T06:46:48Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/43 "2008-03-02T07:15:05Z")
Yes. In fact it seems more like a cliche headline than something clever, because the reference is so very obvious. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/44 "2008-03-02T08:01:20Z")
Good Lord, yes! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/45 "2008-03-02T08:10:23Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/46 "2008-03-02T08:22:42Z")
Yes, though I’d have to look up what exactly what _The Triumph of the Will_ was, i just remembered it was related to the Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![williambaskerville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@williambaskerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williambaskerville)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/47 "2008-03-02T11:06:31Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/48 "2008-03-02T11:25:03Z")
Ja ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/49 "2008-03-02T11:40:53Z")
Yep. A better title would have been: Will Smith Does Nazi Anything Wrong With His Statement. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/50 "2008-03-02T18:43:12Z")
[QUOTE=Ronald C. Semone] I would appreciate it if you would post a simple “Yes” or “No” so that I can get some idea of how successful its use was. Thank you. [/QUOTE] Yes, I got it, and I think it’s pretty witty. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/51 "2008-03-03T05:06:15Z")
Leni Riefenstahl ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/52 "2008-03-03T05:13:22Z")
Yes, immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/53 "2008-03-03T05:14:58Z")
I don’t get why magazines and news media are still harping on this. Will Smith did _not_ praise Hitler. His entire quote, in context, was just him saying that he felt everyone was basically a “good” person. In the case of Hitler, he felt that Hitler probably didn’t consider himself evil. In essence, the Anti-Def League and a lot of others have been pitting Will for having the same basic belief in humanity that Anne Frank is celebrated for. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/54 "2008-03-03T05:28:58Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/55 "2008-03-03T07:29:43Z")
[QUOTE=Ronald C. Semone] This week’s \*\*Entertainment \*\* has a brief note about Will Smith settling with a newspaper that had said he had praised Adolf Hitler. The story is illustrated with a picture of Smith which has the title **Triumph of the Will Smith**. I am curious to know how many SDMBers got the allusion. I would appreciate it if you would post a simple “Yes” or “No” so that I can get some idea of how successful its use was. Thank you. [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/56 "2008-03-03T10:01:48Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/57 "2008-03-03T12:27:45Z")
[QUOTE=Julius Henry] I’ll put this is a spoiler box for those who want to answer first: There was a famous Nazi propaganda film called (in English) “Triumph of the Will.” Very influential film which you can see [here](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3317250790778505764&q=%22Triumph+of+the+Will%22&total=170&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2). George Lucas, as just one of many examples, borrowed from it for the final scene in _Star Wars_. [/QUOTE] I got it, but apparently the wrong way. I thought it was a Nietzsche reference. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/58 "2008-03-03T12:52:30Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/59 "2008-03-03T13:04:49Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-and-adolf-hitler/439754/60 "2008-03-03T18:59:39Z")
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