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mohahaha! Wonder how the parents look like…
I am seriously laughing my a** off at all the people overreacting to this photo. It seems people who did not have family who were victims of the holocaust are WAY more offended than those who did. Knee-jerk reaction much? I am Jewish and was not offended by this. Grow a pair, people. Censorship is not the answer.
Cyberg00se, others,
You are being completely ridiculous! Is AFP being racist? No. Are they saying anything harmful or racist? No. They are simply showing an ironic, funny photo. Have you ever noticed that they have a reminder not to leave an type of offensive comment? There is nothing wrong with the website, and for you to say that they should take the picture down is just plain ridiculous. Perhaps you should take your overeactive comments and post them somewhere were people will care, because all your getting here is what you deserve; Disagreement and hate.
I AM german and I am not offended by this, I think it’s funny
(And both of my grandparents almost ended up in a concentration camp by then…so I am by no means right-winged in the german sense of the word)
If an awkward family was standing next to the gate of Auschwitz giving thumbs up, THAT would offend me. My country has a horrible and sad history. As many have already mentioned, this does not mean that the parents are racists. I am very interested in history and if I could, I would own the book but it is banned in germany and only certain people e.g. history teachers are allowed to have it in their homes. Anyway, no one back then actually read the book…it is the most boring thing you have ever laid hands on, I am not kidding. It is SO hard to read because it is written in such a dry manner and Hitler was probably the most untalented author – ever. My history teacher took it to class one day and everyone was allowed to read in it for a while. By the way, the only reason it was so ‘popular’ in germany back then was because every newlywed couple got a copy from the state – because no one bought it. Whoops.
Well, honey, what do you want to do tonight? Mein Kampf or sweaty snuggles? Good point, it is rather cold in the apartment.
Hitler was a genius… he wanted to guarantee fertile honeymoons… and leaving the book on the nightstand was a great way to ensure the couple continued … umm… making Germans.
and as a bonus, it was a sleep aid for the older Germans.
I once owned that same paperback version of Mein Kampf well over 20 years ago. And I agree wholeheartedly with Manja; “it is the most boring thing you have ever laid hands on, I am not kidding. It is SO hard to read because it is written in such a dry manner and Hitler was probably the most untalented author – ever” And I had quite a struggle (har-har!) reading it, but I did. As many others, I’m not a racist. I had a thirst for learning history and how such events came to be. That and it freaked out my parents and authority figures. . .something most teenagers enjoy to this day!
This photo made me LOL!!
I agree that everybody (even kids) should know about Hitler and what he did so that history will never repeat itself, and that there are lots of reasons that a family would have a copy of this book. But this isn’t a picture of a family explaining to their kids why Hitler was bad. This is a picture of a girl holding a book about Hitler, acting like it’s her new favorite book. Maybe she didn’t know what she was doing, but still, it’s not something people should joke about. It’s definitely awkward, but not in a funny way.
Isn’t it possible that after the picture was taken a lesson on history followed?
Maybe it would be funnier if she’d been holding the Kama Sutra (another booooooring book, btw). Not racist by any means, but then that would mean her parents were sex maniacs or something, right?
Can’t believe people are offended by this. A lot of people collect memorabilia from the Nazi era, and they aren’t racists. It’s called an interest in history.
If you ask me, people offended by this are the racists ones. Just because the kid is white, immediately the family is labeled WHITE SUPREMACIST. If it were a black child, this would just be innocent LOLWTF. Get over it, please. None of us were there, none of us did those things, and it’s better for us to study it so it doesn’t happen again. (Banning books is one of the stupidest actions people take IMO)
I found the picture pretty funny, because hey, it’s what kids DO. They do silly stuff like dig through Daddy’s bookshelf and drag out his boring history books with colors they like and in this case I’m sure the funny photo opportunity was too good for the parents to pass up!
I literally laughed out loud when I first saw this picture. So loud in fact, that my co-workers came running to look and LOL’d too. We 3 loved it, not offended. Please do not take it down.
A book is a book is a book is a book.
Plenty of books are offensive, plenty of them have content unsuitable for public display, but they are still sold and published. No big deal.
Be as ignorant as you want to be, no one said you have to read it. Going along with the mob mentality of it being bad because everyone says it is about it doesn’t mean it’s true.
What Tracy said is true, “get a clue”.
Y’know, I’m always amazed at the people who get most offended. Some may be justified, but the most vehement opposers of racism as it applies to black Americans (I was born in Ohio, not Africa) seem to have not even seen anyone different from themselves until college.
It’s a book. It’s a child holding a book. It’s not a child holding a book and posing next to a concentration camp, with a leash leading to a starved prisoner. It’s a child holding a book.
Y’know, Huckleberry Finn was banned for being offensive; to people like me. It’s a good book, worth a read.
Lisa got it just right. Cheers.
Just because someone owns a copy of “Mein Kampf” doesn’t make them racists, Nazis, or even people who agree with Hitler. I own a copy of the movie “Triumph of the Will” and I am none of those things, either. I think the movie clearly shows how Hitler made Germany view him as a wonderful man (even though there’s no argument that he was a sick, twisted, evil person). Visuals from this film have been used in many other movies over the years (like “Star Wars” or Disney’s “The Lion King”). Owning books or movies about Hitler does not mean that the owner supports Hitler or shares his demented ideology, and it certainly doesn’t mean that they’re teaching their children to hate.
I am thoroughly creeped out by this picture, primarily because my sister and I could be the twins of whoever this really is. I showed my mom and she couldnt even respond because of how shocked she was because of the similarities. If the person in the picture is the one who posted it, I’d really like to know what you look like now…I’m 22 and the one on the right looks just like i did…
“……My sis is SO silly!”
Hate to be the “it’s a moot point” person, but am I the only one who thinks the book cover is some pretty bad Photoshopping? Just sayin’…
I agree with you…to be technical with this picture…the photo editing is lacking a little bit. But, it could also be intentional to bring in the irony and to stir up the controversies/discussions with regards to the topic.
Let’s say it were true; that it wasn’t digitally edited. It may bring about more controversies. But because the editing is obvious, we can take it on a more light-hearted manner. Depends on the artist!!!
ok….it is definitely ridiculous how offended/heated some peopleare getting over this. when i was a young girl my mom bought me dave pelzers a child called it series which is about the tragic struggle of his child hood and the specific tortures in graphic detail that his mom put him through. a complete 100% truth story of his life.
this book series was not for the weak, and was an extremely emotional read but i was one of the best series i have ever read.
there are alot of horrible things that have happened in this world. nothing we can do is going to change the fact that its a part of world history and why we take racism so seriously today.
get you panties out of a bunch people. they are not letting their daughter read hitlers book at her age. will she read it some day? possibly but that her choice if she does. that doesnt make her or her parents a racist.
its just a freaking picture!
hahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahah !!!!!!!!!!!!! #1 all time !!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh the struggles we face in life!
Can’t we all just get along? And laugh in unison at the hilarious-ness of her adorably clueless face?
LOL if only she knew………
People, this photo is obviously PhotoShopped. The actual book is much thicker than the one in the picture.
Correct, the book is too thin. It doesn’t have to be a photoshop, though. They might simply have taken the dust jacket from ‘Mein Kampf’ and put it on a different book.
Condensed Version
Her older sister, Greta, may have been the first in her family to graduate from college, but Irmgard was the first in her family to be put on the FBI watch list.
And agreed with many comments before…I’m Jewish, so I thought maybe it might behoove me to read that book, you know, just out of curiosity. I didn’t make it past page 3 because I fell asleep. Bo-ring.
Is this Prussian Blue as young ones?
This picture is hilarious, especially cuz the kid doesnt know what she is holding in her hands… by the way – if you ever read that book doesnt make you a racist… it rather makes you well educated… cuz you’ll know Hitler’s world view and can tell your kids about that world view and how wrong it was from your standpoint… theres a difference between reading this and supporting it or advocating that world view… – no need to be offended, I got a great laugh out of this and laughter makes the world a better place, so there.
I hate what Hitler did just as much as the next guy. I have friends whose families suffered because of him. It’s absolutely terrible what happened. BUT… I am not offended by this picture in the least bit! It’s a picture! No one knows the story behind it. Who knows, maybe one of the parents is a history professor, had copy, and then one day their daughter finds it and is just innocently carrying it around. So then the parent could have thought it was funny and took a picture. It could be a lot of different things! To get so offended by something you don’t know the story behind makes you sound so ignorant. Don’t be so quick to think the worst of people!
doesn’t anyone get that this has been photoshopped?
I was shocked at first but don’t think it needs to be taken down. I don’t think a parent who is not racist would see this as a cute and funny photo op though. What I find even more shocking is the people are commenting that she had no idea who Hitler is or what the book is about. These nutjob racists teach that crap from birth and this book is a staple. If her parents are radical racists, you can bet she knows exactly who Hitler is.
Ah… daily life in wasilla.
bedtime stories are always fun to share!