Originally posted by Borgia
I just thought it would be interested to hear peoples feelings on this topic. For those whom want a link to the story, its here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4170623.stm
Basically, Prince Harry went to fancy dress party dressed as a Nazi, he has since issued apology but there are calls for him to apologise in Person.
What do you think of this?
As a British Jew who lost a lot of my family in the Holocaust, i am disgusted and feel that a apology is in order.
How about you?
fixed link---Paradox
It was a costume party. I'm part Native American and I don't get offended when kids dress up as cowboys. I'm American and I didn't get offended when several older boys came asking for candy on Halloween dressed up as Osama bin Laden. I am a survivor of Domestic Violence but I don't get offended when a man wears shirts commonly referred to as "wife beaters".
If Prince Harry shaved his head and began touting "Mein Kampf", then a public outrage would be understandable. Pitching a fit over a freaking costume is immature, anal-retentive and just plain petty.
World Jewry as a whole needs to knock it off with all this looking for a reason to be offended. You can't even criticize Israel's government for a behavior or policy you don't agree with without being called anti-semetic. The act of embracing victimhood in this way actually causes some people to hate Jews who otherwise had no reason to feel that way.
The kid wore a costume to a costume party...he did NOT tattoo a swastika on his forehead...and damn it, despite the fact that millions of Jews were killed during the Holocaust, they weren't the only ones killed. Physically and mentally disabled people were killed. Catholic priests were killed, gypsies were killed. Basically, aside from Jews, some of the most vulnerable populations of people were killed. The Holocaust was NOT all about victimizing the Jews.