Growing up Adolf
A few months ago, a New Jersey family made the news when ShopRite refused to put the son's name on his third birthday cake. The blond, blue-eyed three year old is named Adolf Hiterl Campbell. Last night, little Adolf and his two sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell (named for Heinrich Himmler), were removed from their parents' custody by the New Jersey Youth and Family Services.
According to local police Sgt. John Harris, the children were not removed because of their names.
Not that that would not be enough of a reason, however. Seriously, Adolf Hitler? JoyceLynn Aryan Nation? If that doesn't demonstrate parental unfitness, what on earth does?
The children's father, Heath Campbell, was outraged by the furor over the children's names (as people who name their children idiotic things always seem to be), and said, "I get a hard time. It's not fair to my children. How can a name be offensive?"
Oh a rose by any other name....
Also typically, Heath Campbell insists that his family is not racist, although the hosue has swastikas in every room, Heath wears the boots of a Nazi soldier, claims descent from a mamber of the Schutzstaffel, and does not believe in mixing of races.
Um...am I confused on what racist means again? (Guess I'd better ask Rush Limbaugh....)
The NJ Youth and Family Services people absolutely insist that the children's removal really, truly, cross-our-hearts-and-hope-to-die had nothing to do with their *cough post-traumatic stress/therapy inducing* names, but will not reveal the real nature of the complaint.
However, stories like this do almost make me long for the supreme logic that is the French list of approved names. If it ain't on the list, you cannot attempt to force your child through decades of therapy...
Anyways, this is just to remind all of us who thought that the economic crisis was bad - well, it is, but you could be named Hitler. Try finding a job with that name in any economy!
According to local police Sgt. John Harris, the children were not removed because of their names.
Not that that would not be enough of a reason, however. Seriously, Adolf Hitler? JoyceLynn Aryan Nation? If that doesn't demonstrate parental unfitness, what on earth does?
The children's father, Heath Campbell, was outraged by the furor over the children's names (as people who name their children idiotic things always seem to be), and said, "I get a hard time. It's not fair to my children. How can a name be offensive?"
Oh a rose by any other name....
Also typically, Heath Campbell insists that his family is not racist, although the hosue has swastikas in every room, Heath wears the boots of a Nazi soldier, claims descent from a mamber of the Schutzstaffel, and does not believe in mixing of races.
Um...am I confused on what racist means again? (Guess I'd better ask Rush Limbaugh....)
The NJ Youth and Family Services people absolutely insist that the children's removal really, truly, cross-our-hearts-and-hope-to-die had nothing to do with their *cough post-traumatic stress/therapy inducing* names, but will not reveal the real nature of the complaint.
However, stories like this do almost make me long for the supreme logic that is the French list of approved names. If it ain't on the list, you cannot attempt to force your child through decades of therapy...
Anyways, this is just to remind all of us who thought that the economic crisis was bad - well, it is, but you could be named Hitler. Try finding a job with that name in any economy!
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