{"id":170904,"date":"2012-03-26T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T06:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=170904"},"modified":"2012-03-26T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T07:46:15","slug":"turkish-shampoo-ad-featuring-hitler-stirs-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2012\/03\/26\/turkish-shampoo-ad-featuring-hitler-stirs-protests.html","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Shampoo Ad Featuring Hitler Stirs Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

A shampoo commercial on Turkish television has drawn protests from Turkey\u2019s Jewish community for using Adolf Hitler to promote the product, the Hurriyet Daily News reports<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Chief Rabbinate of Turkey issued a press statement yesterday to condemn the commercial and protest the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the discussion we had with the owner of the advertising agency in which we shared our sadness and disappointment, we regretfully noticed that the commercial in question still appears in the media,\u201d read the statement. \u201cWe would like to make a reminder once again that it\u2019s totally unacceptable to make use of Hitler \u2013 the most striking example of cruelty and savagery in history, who caused the death of millions of people with his perverse mentality and twisted ideology \u2013 in order to make a difference or raise awareness in a commercial. We reprimand this mindset and emphasize the importance of a public apology in order to repair the damage that this commercial has caused to society\u2019s conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commercial shows black-and-white footage of Hitler making a speech dubbed in Turkish with German subtitles. \u201cIf you are not wearing female clothes, do not use shampoo for women. Here it is. If you are a man, you have to use this shampoo. Real men use it,\u201d Hitler says in promoting the shampoo which the company claims was produced for the special needs of men.<\/p>\n

Using Hitler, who massacred more than 6 million people \u2013 most of whom were Jews \u2013 in an advertisement for any reason is categorically unacceptable, Chief Rabbi \u0130shak Haleva said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is beyond all ethics, as well as a huge insult to human rights,\u201d Haleva said in a written statement. \u201cWe believe and expect that the necessary sensitivity will be shown and that a correction will be made soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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