The Nazi Prince of Britain

[grinningghost]

Will Mel Brooks be going with him?

Let's hope so.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

I agree it was in bad taste. However, bad taste was the theme of the party. I don't think by wearing it he meant to disrespect those that were adversely affected by the Holocaust or for shock value as far as the media is concerned. I think he was wearing an appropriate COSTUME (considering the theme) for the private party he was attending.

I think the media is over reacting. He apologized, let's move on. There are certainly more important things going on for the news to cover. I mean, Brad & Jen split up and they've only given it two weeks of coverage now. That certainly isn't enough. So let's get back to what's important. LOL

 

[rubyslipperlover]

Charles is not happy with Harry

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/271315p-232208c.html

 

[Count Grub of Mooch]

I agree. However he will be sent to Auschwitz to "atone". Now what about Mel Brooks and The Producers. Because its a comedy does that mean he had "good taste" as opposed to the Prince's bad taste??

Mel Brooks was making fun of the Nazis.

There is a significant difference here.

 

[Stimpy]

Obviously he made an incredibly stupid mistake. He should apologize publicly rather then just sending out a statement that someone else most likely wrote.
I do not think sending him to Auschwitz for the 60th anniversary is a good idea. If he went, it would turn somewhat into a media frenzy. The press follows him everywhere. It would take the focus off the main reason for having a memorial that day. It should be a solemn day to remember not a press event for Prince Harry.
Should he go to a concentration camp? Not a bad idea for anyone. Forcing him to go may open his eyes a little but not as much as going willingly. When I was 17, I went on a school trip to Germany. We had the option of going to Dachau. Most of us chose to go. I can't even put into words how I felt that day. If we were forced to go, I think some people would have been resentful and angry. They would not be totally focusing on what they should.

 

[DawnCt1]

Charles is not happy with Harry

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/271315p-232208c.html

While that is true, the latest I read was that Charles is also not very happy with the media. He says he will not "hang his son out to dry" and will not make him tour Auschwitz. Bottom line; no parent wants to be told how to discipline their child, not even the Prince of Wales. Clearly this has been a case of piling on and had I initially agreed to send my son to Auschwitz I would have changed my mind as well with all of the piling on.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

Sending him to Auschwitz wouldn't really do any good for him right now, IMO. At this point, he would only be going to get the media off his back for this incident. I don't really think he'd take much of it to heart since he is being forced to go just because the media is over reacting. I believe it's a good idea for anyone to visit, but not for this reason. Like I said in my previous post, I don't think he dressed up that way because he thinks what happened to the Jews was funny, he wore a costume appropriate for the theme of the party. Bad tase. That right there says to me he realizes that the Nazi's were wrong.

 

[Rowena]

I think the kid made a poor judgement call and is being raked over the coals for it. I certainly do not think he meant it to be anything but a joke, and I fear what his Grandmother will do/say to him, as I'm sure she's got an opinion on this. His apology, the planned tour of Aushwitz (oops, I'm not up with latest news, looks like he's not going now) and the lesson learned I think is enough.

As for Mel Brooks, he was a corporal in the US Army in WWII diffusing landmines in North Africa among other duties, and is quoted as saying, "I'm the only Jew who ever made a buck offa 'Hitler' !"
and, "My movies rise below vulgarity." He came from a school of shock, mock and burlesque type Jewish humor. I have a pretty good feeling he KNOWS what happened during the Haulocaust and most likely has already visited several museums dedicated to it's victims.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

Dawn, please give us the source of your information.

Charles certainly knows the effects of publicity -- positive or negative -- and the royal family is very much caught up in appearances.

as for Mel Brooks -- you ridicule that which you fear to make it less terrifying.

 

[ladycollector]

I don't like his choice of outfit, no, but he made a bad decision, and now everyone just needs to let it go. I really don't see the big deal, it's not like he was out campaigning "Nazi's!"..

 

[sgtdisney]

I am sure what he did was a mistake or a lapse in judgement and I don't think that he should be held to this for the rest of this life. However, I do think that a little more than a written apology is in order here. This man, he is not a child anymore, is the 3rd in line for the throne. Unfortunately as a potential world figure he is held to a higher level. England was endlessly pounded by the Nazis in WWII. That alone would be enough for a someone in his position to have a 2nd thought about what he was doing. The royals are supposedly trained in proper behavior from infancy, although not many of them besides the Queen seem to adhere to it. If he wants to get past this, in his position, I think he needs to do more. I don't think he meant anything by it I am sure, at least I hope not. But he will need to do more for the world to forget.

It makes me wonder, if one of Bush's daughters were caught in that outfit or in a KKK sheet or a taliban costume if the OP would be so forgiving?

 

[caitycaity]

whether peole like it or not - the nazi's are a part of world history. personally i don't see the big deal at all. of course, this is coming from someone who dressed as robert e. lee for halloween one year. no doubt many people had a problem with me doing that too.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

He's now going to Auswitcz (sorry on the spelling)
http://channels.aimtoday.com/celebr...0050113/2322253719.htm&photoid=20050114LON102

 

[Oh Kay!]

Given the family history--King Edward, after he abdicated the throne for Wally Simpson, went to visit Germany before the start of WWII, and was seen giving 'Heil Hitler's--I do think it was incredibly stupid thing to have done, and I can understand the over-reaction.

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I think that it was a silly thing to do but it really wasn't done maliciously and he's apologised so it really ought to be dropped.

As for insisting the curriculum needs to be changed so that we learn about what happened in Nazi Germany, I'm 16 and I just finished compulsary education last year. In our school one of the topics we studied in great detail was Nazi Germany and most of us do have a basic knowledge of what happened without giving us nightmares about the past as well as the present!

 

[DawnCt1]

Dawn, please give us the source of your information.

Charles certainly knows the effects of publicity -- positive or negative -- and the royal family is very much caught up in appearances.

as for Mel Brooks -- you ridicule that which you fear to make it less terrifying.

Check out the cover of Drudge. www.drudgereport.com. Don't worry, it links to another source. As for your Mel Brooks comment??? HUH? Mel Brooks isn't scary!

 

[Nancy]

I do not think sending him to Auschwitz for the 60th anniversary is a good idea. If he went, it would turn somewhat into a media frenzy. The press follows him everywhere. It would take the focus off the main reason for having a memorial that day. It should be a solemn day to remember not a press event for Prince Harry.
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I agree with this. His going will turn the day into a circus. The media will not be focusing on the concentration camp and what happened there, they will be trying to get the scoop on Harry.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

About 10 years ago when I worked for a bank in the mortgage department, my boss dressed up like a Nazi officer. She walked around all day doing the "Hiel" salute. She did it because she thought she had a reputation as being "tough". All she did was prove the reputation she really had of being incredibly stupid.

I thought William was a little brighter than that. He should do whatever it takes to make amends.

 

[Rowena]

DawnCt1, Mel Brooks was mentioned on the page 3 regarding The Producers, written in 1968 and his making light of Nazi's in it's content. (I did find out his planning a Broadway production of Young Frankenstien in my quick reseach of the man, so yay!)

 

[bananiem]

I thought William was a little brighter than that. He should do whatever it takes to make amends.

Just to wanted to point out that it was Prince Harry, not Prince William. I, too, think it was a stupid mistake by a young man who has apologized. Let it go. If it were a no-name kid there wouldn't be any press about it at all. Of course, I always felt that these boys and their late mother shouldn't have been hounded by paparazzi like they have been.