Cake request for 3-year-old Hitler namesake denied
 

Cake request for 3-year-old Hitler namesake denied

EASTON, Pa. – The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, denied a birthday cake with the child's full name on it by one New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance. Heath Campbell and his wife, Deborah, are upset not only with the decision made by the Greenwich ShopRite, but with an outpouring of angry Internet postings in response to a local newspaper article over the weekend on their flare-up over frosting.

"I think people need to take their heads out of the cloud they've been in and start focusing on the future and not on the past," Heath Campbell said Tuesday in an interview conducted in Easton, on the other side of the Delaware River from where the family lives in Hunterdon County, N.J.

"There's a new president and he says it's time for a change; well, then it's time for a change," the 35-year-old continued. "They need to accept a name. A name's a name. The kid isn't going to grow up and do what (Hitler) did."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/...dd_hitler_cake

OMG I was just about to post this!! lol.

I dont believe the parents, you claim you aren't racist but yet your son is named Adolf Hitler and your daughter's middle name is Aryan Nation.

Ummm...if that doesn't scream racist or white supremacist, then idk what.

Wow...he doesn't know how he just cursed his kid to a lifetime of schoolyard fights and possible job denials....

Gosh...I feel sorry for the kid.

Isn't it illegal in Germany to name a child after Hitler?

I don't know about the racist part...heh.

Stupid? Yes.

what dumbf*ck names their kid Adolf Hitler anyway?

edit* and what mother doesn't put up a fight when it comes to naming her kids such outrageous names anyway?

Them two...HA!

he could always grow up and get a successful TV talk show

http://www.gagreport.com/Image%20Thu...y_Hitler_s.jpg

What really takes the cake, no pun intended, is that the parents say they aren't racist and that they just wanted to give their boy a really unique name no one else would have. Yet these are the names of all of their kids:

Adolf Hitler Campbell

JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell

Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell

Really? "Aryan Nation"?

These parents really are doing a disservice to their children. Do they not realize the implications those names may have further down the line? JoyceLynn et al may grow up being judged on account of their parents' ridiculous judgment.

In most cases, one could probably get away with just using initials for the middle name most of the time. But, for other things, like driver's licenses, health records or employment documents (esp. for military, politics or law enforcement), that may not be possible.

For example, I just got done filling in a lengthy Questionnaire for National Security Positions, the form people fill out to obtain "secret clearance" for government jobs. I have to submit my birth certificate along with a gazillion items with my name on it. I can't begin to fathom the disadvantage I would be at if the investigator picked up my questionnaire and saw that my middle name is "Hitler" or "Aryan Nation". I'd have to add a statement which explains that my parents were kooky, that I never subscribed to their beliefs and outright state that I have never advocated for the violent overthrow of the United States of America.

So stupid. What were these people thinking? :mad:


.....Kelly :mad:

Ah! You posted while I was typing the same thing!

.....Kelly :)

I am of a libertarian bent, and usually hate to see the government involved in most details of your day-to-day life. BUT - I now understand why some countries have rules regarding what is and is not an acceptable name. That's just BEGGING for problems for those poor kids.

Anyone else catch this?

I read about this today on cake wrecks! I wonder if these people run with the same crowd as that white supremacist children's music group?

I caught it...

Sure no one will have that name, but there is a reason no one will have that name. I could name my child Aduzbe Marit and I bet no one would have that name...

Lovely quotes from the article:


"...Heath Campbell previously had asked for a swastika to be included in the decoration."


"Campbell said his ancestors are German and that he has lived his entire life in Hunterdon County. On Tuesday he wore a pair of black boots he said were worn by a German soldier during World War II."


"He said he was raised not to avoid people of other races but not to mix with them socially or romantically. But he said he would try to raise his children differently."

I can't even begin to comprehend why they would need a swaztika on a child's cake or old Nazi boots if they didn't subscribe to this belief. What parent wouldn't haul ass out of the house if they saw that on a cake? My child would most certainly not be allowed to stay. And my gift would be leaving with me.

Poor kids. They can always petition to have it legally changed. And they probably will. Even Hitler's own nephews refused to have kids so the family line would die with them (a bit drastic since they didn't do anything, but at least they got it, why can't this dude?)

Those poor kids. Those parents deserve a beating. I can think of a great use for those boots...

Can we throw them?

I wonder if they manage to not be completely brainwashed and kool-aid addicted, if they will want to change their names before 18 and there will be a court case.

I've actually met people named Arian or Aryan, who weren't white, wtf is that about? There's also a chick I've run into a few times named Ariann and it is pronounced Aryan...seriously, what are people thinking?

I think you mean Huntingdon County. It's in an unfortunate part of the state, where a lot of this nonsense happens. :(

I have an older friend whose son got involved in white supremacy as a teenager. Unfortunately, he had a daughter prior ending up in prison. The poor child's name is Aryan Nation Surname, but as her grandparents are raising her, they call her by a much better name (which I won't say, since it's rather uncommon). She's growing up with a beautiful spirit about her, and is nothing at all like her name - thank heavens!

Seriously? I mean, even you subscribe to such ridiculous nonsense, why go so far as to name your child after your political cause? Have you ever met someone who named their kids "Flat Tax" or "Legalize Weed"? No, because you're a clueless Nazi.

Also, isn't Campbell a Scottish name?

I have no idea what county it is. I copied and pasted those quotes from the yahoo news article.

Hey, my real name is Arya. There is a bigger world beside the Anglo-Saxon world out there. Arya, Arian or aryan is a perfectly acceptable name in many cultures.

Hell, Swastika is still very acceptable in Asian societies. There is even a hotel called Swastika Bungalowl in Bali, Indonesia.

Well, in the case I mentioned, the father's name was Ryan, so they "just added the 'a'". No wonder the judge gave the grandmother custody!

And you're right - Campbell is Scots.

I just realized that one of the names I've seen & liked is Arianna - thinking opera. I'll bet many people would think it's a white supremist thing. :rolleyes:

moe.ron - how do the bell hops salute at the hotel Swastika Bungalowl? ;)

I know dear, but you don't live in north Idaho where the Aryan Nation was headquartered. I find it strange that people locally would do this.

Those sound more like Zappa names to me.

:)

The swastika was a symbol of good luck and prosperity before the Nazis adopted it. Now, the first thing many people think of when they see a swastika is the Nazi regime.

I feel sorry for these poor kids, especially li'l Adolf. JoyceLynn can at least go by her first name, and Honszlynn could use her middle name Jeannie, but Adolf is in for a nasty shock when he starts school (if not before). I wouldn't be surprised if he goes to court on his 18th birthday for a name change.

Those parents deserve a swift kick in the teeth... for starters. :mad:

ETA: And wouldn't it just be ironic if one of the kids marries a Jew, or converts to Judaism, or turns out to be gay... or all three.

Does that kid have a mullet? It looks like it. If so, that in itself is child abuse.

These parents just want attention. If they really just wanted a cake, they could have put Happy Birthday Adolf on there and left off the Hitler part since it's rare for people to put the first and middle name on a cake anyway.

Sometimes I wish the media wouldn't print things like this. The last thing anyone should do is feed into this madness.

absolutely...is it that serious? write the name on the cake your damn self...:rolleyes: glad i wasnt at that cake counter...

Well, I agree that the mother should of just stuck with adolf, especially since this was the third year she has called the same place for the cake. Secondly, she should have gone in, not called it in... Third, she should of just done it herself to begin with... HOWEVER, with proof of the name, such as the birth certificate, the store should of done the damn cake. It is the kids name, and he should not be punished for his parent's beliefs. The place should of done the cake with the name on it. NOW, the swastika, or anything related to the whole white supremacy or Nazi shtick totally should be up to the store to do.

Well the store has the right to refrain from doing something they find inappropriate.

Yeah, I agree - the store should only refuse to do things associated with the Nazi shtick, and thus should have written ADOLF HITLER on the cake. Wait.

I agree 100% with the supermarket's decision. It's nice to know some people still have some sense.

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I knew a dude named Lucifer and he really did look red...

And where's SHEETCAKE when you need him! My Buttercreamed Icing man!!! ;)

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/\/\ lol I know. I'm waiting for Sheetcake's opinion on the matter. :)

But seriously.....as others have stated...poor kids. :( I hate to see kids suffer for their parents stupidity.

SHEETCAKE thinks these parents have a case of the dumb. However, SHEETCAKE is still pretty sure the name should have gone on the cake. SHEETCAKE is feeling libertarian these days.

Now these kids have been removed from their home:

http://news.aol.com/article/kids-wit...om-home/306100

This may be me, but I still find it a little sad that the kids were removed from the home. I'm always sad about it, though, because it's not the ideal outcome. Of course, ideally, these kids wouldn't have had such nutters for parents. Poor kids.

yeah it's always sad for the kids, but I think they will be better off without their Scottish-American pretending to be German Nationalist dad.

If the family were actually German, I might might be able to see their point, but this is just stupid.

Hm. That seems kind of fascist to me.

Cannie thaur, laddie. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ottishflag.gif

The kids belong with their parents. According to the local news the state did not give a reason for taking the kids but said there was no abuse.