For any of you who have not seen this story, a couple in Easton, Pa. stormed a local supermarket to get a personalized birthday cake for their 3-year old son, Adolf Hitler Campbell. The supermarket declined their business. But not to worry, the Campbell's found a nice little anti-Semitic Wal-Mart in Jersey to make the cake for the 3rd Reich, um, I mean 3-year old tyke.
Heath Campbell, the boys father, has asked people for a little understanding stating that a name is just a name. We need to look forward, not back.
"The kid isn't going to grow up and do what [Hitler] did," he said.
Heath and his wife decided to go with Adolf Hitler because "no one else in the world would have that name." Gee, you think there might be a reason, Heath? Plus, if he did follow in Hitler's footsteps, that would just be plain unoriginal.
But maybe we are making too big a deal out of this. After all, a rose by any other name. . .
So, maybe we should take Mr. Campbell's word and show a little understanding and look forward, not back. After all, his two other children have normal, forward thinking names: Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell & JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell.
Way to go Heath! Giving your daughters two middle names. How tacky! 
2 comments:
The dad is quoted as saying he's not racist and doesn't care if his kid grows up and hangs out with black people. I think the name pretty much takes the possibility out of the kid's hands- like naming your kid 'Pol Pot Campbell' and then saying you don't care if he hangs out with Cambodians.
I'd say there's a decent chance that his kids all change their names in court some day.
And Kevin, I recall reading that there are quite a few Cambodians who go to the grave of Pol Pot and make offerings. It's not really out of admiration for him, but to appease him as a protector spirit or something. So there might be some coolness, later in high school, for all the Jewish and black kids to be hangin' out with Adolf Hitler. It might be a good laugh for everyone, and perhaps something that the 3-year-old's namesake could have done more of.
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