In thinking it'sprobably best not to send your child to school fro WBD dressed as Hitler?

[Peachy]

efore anyone says LOL I didn't get it wrong- DH pointed it out, I said oh no must be Charlie Chaplin or somesuch then kid took off coat toreveal lovingly embroidered swatiokas.

It did concern me that the Mummight be on here then I thought no! It isn't OK and its worth making a fuss over.

AIBU?

Does anyone elses thought processes runa long the lines of 'Oh a favourite literare character? no darling skip Roald Dahl, Seuss and Grimm.... we'll go for a genocidalmaniac instead! No chance of suplication there!'

FFS

[Peachy]

duplication

[southeastastra]

omg really?!!

[rubyslippers]

YANBU - that is in bad taste

i couldn't imagine putting my child in a outfit which featured swastikas

horrid

[Threadworm]

Not much chance of supplication either, with hitler.

I agree. Totally outrageous.

[cocolepew]

Well.. I know he wrote a book, but really what were they thinking?!?

[NoBiggy]

Blimey!

[JackBauer]

I really really hope you are taking the piss here peachy!

That's ing

[rubyslippers]

i wonder if the school made him change?

it is just horrible

[Lizzylou]

I doubt very much that the child has even read Mein Kampf either, what's wrong with Harry Potter FGS?

[seeker]

Can't see the problem - mine went in as Chairman Mao. The Red Book is his favourite bed time reading.

[Boco]

[omg]
Could they have got World Book Day and World Dictator Day all confused? Surely Mein Kampf not widely read in primary schools?

[Peachy]

No I am not taking the piss(not my style).

I would have turned kid around and sent him home asking him to ask his Mum why she let him have WBD ruined, but last I saw school were letting him in.

[Bellebelle]

YANBU that is terrible but it did make me laugh as its so outrageous! Really hope that the child/parents did it as a joke!

[EyeballsintheSky]

I don't know what else to say but

I guess he wrote a fair few leaflets...

[FannyWaglour]

They were not to dress as authors surely?
I doubt he would dress us as Hitler the author, in which case nobody could dress up as Charlie or Harry Potter, they would have to dress up like Roald Dahl, or J.K Rowling.

Hitler, and war, has inspired many books.

Dressing up as Hitler will enable the teacher to let the class ponder such heavy issues.

Bad taste, maybe, but why brush it under the carpet? You would come under heavy criticism for denying Auswitch and what went on. Why eradicate Hitler? He was a very important character in the history of Europe, the entire planet. And not for good reasons. But we cant just focus on the good parts of history and cultural heritage. Lots of lessons could, and SHOULD be learned from casting our mind back to what went on.

A very thought provoking costume.

[EyeballsintheSky]

Had to at 'lovingly embroidered swastikas though!

[lowenergylightbulb]

I can't see the problem with it. Maybe he'd read a book about WW2 and that's why he chose to dress as Hitler?

Would you object to any other historical characters?

[TsarChasm]

Maybe he was dressed as Prince Harry.

[Threadworm]

Probabyly this book, but should have gone as the rabbit.

[rubyslippers]

IMO, there is something very jarring about putting a child in a costume with swastikas

i fully agree the issue is worthy of debate but the forum doens't feel right

[EyeballsintheSky]

But not suitable for presumably a primary school event Fanny. I am involved in teaching the Holocaust and in nearly 10 years we have never been asked to do any kind of session for primary children.

[Peachy]

ou see, we have discussed Hitler at home and my boys now what he did.

But WBD doesn't have time et aside for the debate. it's about sharing books,dressinga s Harry Potter / Oompa Loompa and Pippilongstocking and having fun. Theya re seven after all (well some are).

Absolutely agree its a topic thats hould be discussed, with proper information and resources: not a fun activity designed as a day of recreation.

[FAQinglovely]

[TotalChaos]

. how bizarre.

[brimfull]

bimey
I'm surpised the DM haen't got this story yet