[Closed] Is there anything wrong with dressing as a Nazi?

Is there anything wrong with dressing as a Nazi?

Yep because its much cheaper to just chuck a white sheet over yourself and go as the KKK

Context isn't it?

It wouldn't be fancy dress if you wore it though. 😀

😉 etc

Yep because its much cheaper to just chuck a white sheet over yourself and go as the KKK

Could be mistaken for a ghost.

Question: Who's more scary, ghosts or nazis? One's a bad sort, but super sexy. The other is scary, but super-natural...

I don't know what to think anymore

I think his mistake was wearing the swastika armband.

Dressed as the character in only a German uniform and this wouldn't of been news worthy i reckon.
His friend stood next to him seems to have had more sense.

It wouldn't be fancy dress if you wore it though.

It's alright, I usually cover it up with a cloak

Nice, a handful of posts in and there's an image of multiple dead bodies. Thanks for that.

Nice, a handful of posts in and there's an image of multiple dead bodies. Thanks for that.

You're on the internet reading a thread about the Nazis...

I think it's past your bedtime treacle.

Is there anything wrong with dressing as a Nazi?

Depends on how you feel about people thinking you're a Nazi. Personally, I avoid associating with people who wear swastikas (it's the genocide thing that puts me off.)

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giantalkali - Member
Nice, a handful of posts in and there's an image of multiple dead bodies. Thanks for that.

You were taught about this in school, it's hardly come as a shock.
We need reminding.

Nice, a handful of posts in and there's an image of multiple dead bodies. Thanks for that.

Such an image is a succinct explanation of why dressing as a Nazi for fun at a party is not a good idea.

Doesn't it depend on whether the dress code is smart casual or just casuals (cue Pike)

Apparently there was some bloke dressed up as vicar on strictly this weekend. Surely that's a lot worse.....?

Looking at things from the other end of the telescope, what [i]reason[/i] would you want to go to a fancy dress dressed as a Nazi, considering the history, when other costumes are available.

- you want to shock
- you identify
- you think it's funny
- it was already hanging in the wardrobe

I'm struggling to think of a reason to choose a Nazi uniform that [i]I[/i] find rational.

Although the world moves on- a while ago was served by a (too young to remember) bloke in a shoe shop wearing a Red Army Faction t-shirt.

Although the world moves on- a while ago was served by a (too young to remember) bloke in a shoe shop wearing a Red Army Faction t-shirt.

Whether you think it's offensive or not I think you've got to be pretty stupid to wear one (back in 2003 counts as well). I'm not convinced by the 'Allo 'Allo fancy dress excuse either, which character was he portraying? None used a Swastika armband as far as I'm aware.
I think the offense comes from two main areas; the nature of what the Nazi's did (and therefore what the uniform represents) but also some right-wing fascists still dress in a similar way today to deliberately cause offense - you'd have to be monumentally stupid to dress that way for fancy dress and risk the association.

jambourgie - Member
[i]Nice, a handful of posts in and there's an image of multiple dead bodies. Thanks for that.[/i]

You're on the internet reading a thread about the Nazis...

I think it's past your bedtime treacle.

Thanks for your input, Sweetcheeks. Don't make me come over there and play my Ukulele at you.

Lemmy used to do it

everybody loves him

Lemmy used to do it

Not sure that Lemmy is the best example here, given his fondness for dressing up in a US Cavalry uniform.

They also loved a bit of genocide in their day.

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You were taught about this in school, it's hardly come as a shock.
We need reminding.

Sadly very true, we seem destined to repeat mistakes of the past...

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It's not something I could get too excited or stressed about personally for fancy dress. Real Nazi's or extremists of any flavour trouble me more.

The fancy dress side strikes me more it's an excercise for the thick and simple. You would get away with it some places, but not others. I saw on Facebook an old school friend and his mate's all blacked up and dressed as Ruud Gullit for an 80's Weekender thing at Skegness Butlin's. Seems that was so hilarious, they tried the same thing on a weekend in London, and after some bother heeded the Police warning to head back to their hotel and change. We went to school in a small very white town, and said friends hero at school was Ruud. I still remember him walking around in the Dutch kit, so I doubt he did it with any racist intent. But he is thick and simple, and his friends seemed similar.

Just stumbled across [url= http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/tedious-arse-wrongly-claiming-fascism-and-communism-are-the-same-20170911135458 ]this[/url] - made me think of STW 😆

That is the best thing I've seen on the Mash for years.

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Orangespyderman beat me to it....

that Mash link is good especially

Third Reich: The UFO Factor

Space nazis are the worst kind though. Apart from maybe space nazi pirates

Context is everything, and the professionally offended just don't get that.

The context is that this ancient event was published by the Sun in order to shift a few more copies and garner a few more clicks. It seems to me that most of the noise is from people complaining about the professionally offended, whereas most folk are struggling to contain their indifference. Even the quote from the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism was half-hearted.

All you people moaning about the professionally offended have been played by a cheap tabloid rag, and you're too dim to realise it.

The allieds uniforms look like shit, but the Nazi's, well those mofo's were always dressed for a dinner dance.

Internet rumours suggest hugo boss designed and made the Nazi uniforms. I think the Nazi uniforms did look quite good. When I watch man in the high castle they look good, where as if I was to watch Dads Army the uniforms look awful. although as someone else said, maybe there was some form over function issues...

From the OP,

Especially since the purpose of fancy dress is usually to ridicule the character in question.

Is it? Whenever I've worn fancy dress, I've chosen an outfit I thought was cool.

Looking at things from the other end of the telescope, what reason would you want to go to a fancy dress dressed as a Nazi, considering the history, when other costumes are available.

This is always my first thought with these stories. Whether or not it's "ok" to do so, why would you [i]want[/i] to?

Those moaning about how the professionally offended have been manipulated have themselves been manipulated by neo-fascists on the Net.

Yep because its much cheaper to just chuck a white sheet over yourself and go as the KKK

Edukator - Reformed Troll

Those moaning about how the professionally offended have been manipulated have themselves been manipulated by neo-fascists on the Net.

Sorry, that's bollocks. 15 or 20 years ago when I actually went out to parties and nightclubs lots of people dressed up as Nazis. Ill advised, yes. Poor taste? definitely, but absolutely nothing to do with white supremacists, neo-fascists or racism. If you need proof of this look no further than Prince Harry. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

The difference was that back then people weren't as inclined to scuttle off to online echo chambers to sound off about how offended they were or puff out their chests and boast about who they would punch if they could just get away with it. There's a culture online (and it's very common on this forum) to brand anyone who disagrees with a generally left leaning political viewpoint as being a nazi or a racist. It's gotten to the point where self ordained "nazi hunters" have lowered the bar as to what constitutes racism and nazism to the point where they are finding them everywhere so they can bravely point them out online.

but absolutely nothing to do with white supremacists, neo-fascists or racism.

I still think if you dress like a member of an EDL march, you can't then complain when people mistake you for one.

This is always my first thought with these stories. Whether or not it's "ok" to do so, why would you want to?

Why would you want to dress as a 'baddie' at a fancy dress party? I've no idea but many people find it amusing, especially on Halloween.

If you wanted to dress as a 'baddie' for fancy dress what/who would you choose? Maybe give a couple of examples.

There's a culture online (and it's very common on this forum) to brand anyone who disagrees with a generally right leaning political viewpoint as being a [i]weak liberal[/i] or [i]easily offended and not a proper bloke.[/i]

Guess it depends what bits you read and get vexed about. If you can understand it's just internet forums, then it all makes sense and less steam blows from your ears.

The most distasteful fancy dress "baddie" I know of was a white coat and a skinned rabbit in each pocket - back street abortionist

If you wanted to dress as a 'baddie' for fancy dress what/who would you choose? Maybe give a couple of examples.

Ming the Merciless, perhaps?

Probably not Hitler or The Yorkshire Ripper... I think there is a line where being a baddie ends and being a criminal begins, just chose someone from the baddie side of that line and I guess it'll be alright.

[url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/your-official-ku-klux-klan-robe-catalog?utm_term=.if8KJVBdnJ#.nwLeKDywOK ]how about a nice friendly clansman outfit[/url] as it's only fancy dress after all.

This is always my first thought with these stories. Whether or not it's "ok" to do so, why would you want to?

Why would you want to dress as a 'baddie' at a fancy dress party? I've no idea but many people find it amusing, especially on Halloween.
If you wanted to dress as a 'baddie' for fancy dress what/who would you choose? Maybe give a couple of examples.

Ming the Merciless, perhaps?

So there you go. You *do* understand why someone would want to dress as a Baddie.

Our old maths teacher (who, thinking about it later, bore more than a passing resemblance to Goering) always used to dress in a full officers uniform on fancy dress days. Looked good, as in accurate, but bloody terrifying.

Our old maths teacher (who, thinking about it later, bore more than a passing resemblance to Goering) always used to dress in a full officers uniform on fancy dress days.

Must have felt a bit awkward when the theme was 'Vicars and Tarts', or 'Star Wars' or 'The 70s'.

EDIT: I suppose with 'the 70s' theme he could go in a Panama hat, a tan and summer clothes.

Our old maths teacher (who, thinking about it later, bore more than a passing resemblance to Goering) always used to dress in a full officers uniform on [b]fancy dress days[/b]

Fancy dress days ?!

Did you go to Clown School ?

If you need proof of this look no further than Prince Harry

Did you miss my link to his family history and his grandmother doing a Nazi salute?

his grandmother doing a Nazi salute?

Of course as an adult she was in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. Which is probably a bit more than you or I have ever done to Combat Fascism.

Of course as an adult she was in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. Which is probably a bit more than you or I have ever done to Combat Fascism.

Just a shame that her brother-in-law was a Nazi sympathiser, eh?

his grandmother doing a Nazi salute?

Several years before WW2 and the final solution though.

About as bad as voting for UKIP at the time.