The Great Cake Debate- Does Adolf Hitler’s Name Mean Abuse?
Adolf Hitler with parents.
By now, I’m sure you have heard the story of Adolf Hitler and his sisters (Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, after Heinrich Himmler, and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell). The story came to the forefront of the media’s spotlight when Shop-rite refused to create a cake bearing the child’s name.
Now, there are a lot of ‘questionable names’ out there but in this case the children we’re taken by the state over the names. The cake debacle has led many to question if naming your child something like Adolf Hitler constitutes child abuse. Although a spokeswoman from the New Jersey Division of Child and Family Services states they wouldn’t remove a child based on the child’s name, it leaves one to wonder why then the children were actually removed.
Laura Cohen, a clinical professor of law at Rutgers Law School who specializes in juvenile rights, said that, “Looking ahead, you could imagine the state making an argument that the ShopRite rejection is a precursor of things to come,” explaining that the concern would be that the children would be “subject to lifelong ridicule and harassment.”
I quoted this part, due to the slippery slope of a precedent it could set. I was ridiculed (as were many kids) for my name. I hated it when I was younger. By no means does my name (Dawn) mean anything close to what the child in question does. So, honestly I have to doubt they are indeed removing the child based on ‘future ridicule’.
So, honestly what do you think? Was removing Adolf a good idea? Or should they ‘just let them be’?
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