What Will Li'l Hitler Be When He Grows Up?

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What Will Li'l Hitler Be When He Grows Up?

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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A baby's name shapes his future. Three-year-old Adolf Hitler's future looks bleak.

Looking at the picture of Adolf Hitler, it's hard not to feel sorry for him. Not just because he was denied a birthday cake bearing his name earlier this week, but because his problems are only going to get worse.

The 3-year-old is named after one of the most reviled men in history. As he gets older and understands the negative connotation of his namesake, he might just start hating his own name.

"Research has shown that young adults who like their first, middle, and last names are more likely to have higher self-esteem," Dr. Mallory Rustin told momlogic, "Whether we like it or not, children may stereotype other children based on given names."

Dr. Rustin believes the future for the boy looks bleak. "It is my belief that naming your child Adolf Hitler is essentially condemning him to life full of battling an uphill fight that he may not ever win," she says.

Jennifer Moss, founder of babynames.com, is a little more blunt: "Giving your child a name that is identified with a murderer and mass genocide is child abuse."

Germans understand more than anyone just how damaging the name Adolph Hitler truly is. It's illegal to name your child Adolf Hitler there.

Assuming little Adolf will be attending school and not be kept away from other children, his name is bound evoke a harsh response from his peers. And kindergarten teacher Kate Glinsmann says there's yet another concern. "I would be more worried about how the adults who encounter the child in school will react rather than the other kids, especially at first when they are younger," she says.

What do you think? Should naming a child Adolf Hitler be against the law? Comment in the momlogic community.

12 comments so far | Post a comment now >>

child abuse? no. stupid? yes.

- anonymouse

Posted 12/18/08 06:28 PM

also, to be nitpicky, it’s Adolf Hitler, not Adolph.

- anonymouse

Posted 12/18/08 06:29 PM

Come on now, whoever posted number 2! Do you really think we are dealing with people intelligent enough to know the proper spelling for that monster??

- Kara

Posted 12/18/08 06:38 PM

It should be against the law! Adolph, Adolf, Hitler…etc. should be banned! The little tot’s parents are just liars coz’ they claim they are holocaust denials, but look, they named their child after famous genocide murderer hitler

- annonymouse

Posted 12/18/08 07:58 PM

Oh Jeez! Where the heck is this boy’s mother? She should be slapped! Do you think they did it just to get attention from the public? That poor boy. There was nothing good about that man, what could his parents have been thinking?!? Hopefully he survives high school and changes his name(if he wants to)when he gets older.

- Val

Posted 12/18/08 08:06 PM

The mother and father should be ashamed for their actions in naming both of their children. It is one thing to have prejudice beliefs but to impose those beliefs upon a child? Children come into this world without any conditions. How could the parents do this to a child? If they love the name so much why don’t they change their own names and deal with the consequences. Very cowardly to do this to an innocent infant.

- stressfreeliving

Posted 12/19/08 02:14 AM

There is something seriously wrong with the parents. No one can be so naive as to name their child after a real “demon made flesh” and not realize the negative attention that will be brought. This child’s name will go on every piece of paper in the world, from school homework assignments, to job applications, to passport, to credit cards etc.,. Just reading or saying that name is negative and that is the exact response this child will get for the rest of his life. Why does the chid have to suffer for the stupidty of the parents?

- URKiddingME

Posted 12/19/08 08:33 AM

With that name the child will not be allowed in some country(s). And even if he slips into one of the European nations or somewhere in the middle east, there is a very good chance that he would be sent to jail just for having that name. The parents did it to make a political statement and obviously did not give a moments thought to how it will impact this kids life.

- RUkiddingME

Posted 12/19/08 08:39 AM

He is such a cute kid to have such a crappy name. Its a terrible name but I wouldnt say its child abuse. Too bad his parents are teaching him intolerance to other races, regardless of what they claim. I hope this child grows up to live against his name. such a lil sweetheart who has no clue how his name will influence his own future.

- Penny

Posted 12/19/08 02:26 PM

Parents name kids after their political idols or someone famous they admire quite often. Are we going to beat up people who name their kids Malcolm, Osama, Benito, Fidel, Idi, Mohammed, George, Barak…etc? This is America and those who want to discriminate against a majority or a minority can pack up and move to the dictatorship of their own racial or religious choice. I don’t agree with Nazi politics, but most don’t agree with me. Adolph Hitler would not be my choice for a child’s name. If I named my child Jesus Davidson some whining femminazi would probably try to get him banned from public school. Be careful about who you throw rocks at or some may bounce back and hit you.

- tiredofwhiners

Posted 12/19/08 07:39 PM

Castrate the child. He is doomed

- George Bush

Posted 12/19/08 10:54 PM

world war II was provoked by the jews behind roosevelt like bernard baruch, henry moregnthau, david niles, ben cohen and many more they were pissed because the german economy suddenly improved once jews were removed, same thing today jews like paul wolfowitz behind bush are responsible for every dead american sodlier in iraq dying for israel’s living space. adolf hitler was the greatest human being to walk this earth!

- panzer

Posted 12/20/08 04:09 AM