When I think "Hitler" I really am thinking "Shampoo!!!"

Apr 03, 2012 13:45

A Turkish TV advert for men's shampoo, featuring Adolf Hitler, has been withdrawn following complaints from the country's Jewish community.

The 12-second advert shows footage of Hitler with a dubbed voice shouting that men should not use women's shampoo if they do not wear women's clothes.

Turkey's Jewish community threatened legal action over the " ( Read more... )

turkey, jewish people, anti-semitism

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arabwel April 3 2012, 22:45:40 UTC
Shouting Germans make for great ads. Hitler.... does not.

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caerfrli April 4 2012, 01:41:34 UTC
You'd think transvestites would be annoyed as well.

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mysid April 4 2012, 01:49:57 UTC
My thought exactly.

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chaya April 4 2012, 02:28:10 UTC
Psst. Cross-dressers.

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dustbunny105 April 4 2012, 02:41:03 UTC
I... what? Was everyone involved in this high? Why would they even want Hitler, of all people, as a spokesperson?

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vulturoso April 4 2012, 05:13:01 UTC
Because irony somehow!

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vonlisbon April 4 2012, 13:20:08 UTC
The Jewish community seemed more upset than they were supposed to be

wat

So they were supposed to be bothered by it, just not a whole bunch?

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