Source: Daily MailWe're not sure what Hitler has in common with ice cream, but unknowingly the Nazi-leader has been chosen as the brand ambassador of a small ice-cream cone enterprise, which in fact is also named after him: ‘Hitler Ice Cream Cone’. On some packets you'll see his piercing eyes stare right at you and on others you'll see him in a full military get up. On one of the packets, he's dressed in a tuxedo with a red bow tie and has been made to replicate the pose of Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam is nothing but a nickname for United States federal government. It also seems like a caricature of Charlie Chaplin, who ironically, was rumored to have Jewish origins.
(10 Totally Bizarre Restaurant)It would be wrong to say this brand of ice-cream cones is popular across India, because it is not. But since the pictures started to appear on the internet, it’s sparked a real outrage, especially amongst the Germans.
Some say it stems from ignorance while others say it’s purely tasteless.
But some just can’t help themselves!
This isn’t the first time India’s been pulled up for using Hitler as a brand name. In 2006, BBC and Reuters put out a story of a restaurant named after Hitler in Mumbai after which Israel's consul general started to receive calls from countless Jews across the world. A request was sent to the authorities of Navi Mumbai who requested the restaurant owner to change the name. The Israeli authorities said that a gimmick like this hurts the sentiments of a community and is thereby a criminal offence.
Source: Youtube screen grabAlso see:
The Most Disturbing Meal Ever
Halloween Horror: Rat on a Stick
8 Bizarre Foods Indians Eat
(10 Totally Bizarre Restaurant)It would be wrong to say this brand of ice-cream cones is popular across India, because it is not. But since the pictures started to appear on the internet, it’s sparked a real outrage, especially amongst the Germans.
Ice cream cone named after Adolf Hitler in #India sparks anger in #Germany
— Dus News (@Dus_News) May 28, 2015Some say it stems from ignorance while others say it’s purely tasteless.
Height of tastelessness; Indian ice-cream named after Hitler. Would the Germans name a sausage after Godse? https://t.co/fr4KuvQ15h
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 29, 2015But some just can’t help themselves!
They're selling Hitler Ice Cream in India I bet they taste Nazi pic.twitter.com/GXZWnFdP1i
— Lukehoostawking (@LukeHoosTawking) May 27, 2015#hitlericecream would have that with a Luftwaffle
— paul uttley (@stealthley1) May 28, 2015#India popular #HitlerIcecream#Cyanid flavour ...... ? pic.twitter.com/9QZIAmhHJv
— orli sagi (@SagiOrli) May 28, 2015This isn’t the first time India’s been pulled up for using Hitler as a brand name. In 2006, BBC and Reuters put out a story of a restaurant named after Hitler in Mumbai after which Israel's consul general started to receive calls from countless Jews across the world. A request was sent to the authorities of Navi Mumbai who requested the restaurant owner to change the name. The Israeli authorities said that a gimmick like this hurts the sentiments of a community and is thereby a criminal offence.
Source: Youtube screen grabAlso see:
The Most Disturbing Meal Ever
Halloween Horror: Rat on a Stick
8 Bizarre Foods Indians Eat
Advertisement