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"Adolf Hitler Techno Bar & Cocktail show " in Korea

Check out the picture.

http://www.unpopart.org/readymades/techno.html

From the article I get the idea the owner just did not realize how offensive this would be.

A few quotes:

"Why did you choose Hitler as the theme for your bar?"

    I wanted to design a beer bar with something shocking that would attract the young generation.  Beer got me thinking about Germany (the home of beer) which made me think of Hitler.

"What do you personally think of Hitler and his ideas?"

    Well, of course, I learned that he was a 'bad guy' and did many bad things, but he is no different than Alexander the Great or Gengis Khan. They were all conquerors who killed many people and they are all 'big men' in the sense of their notoriety living on long after they died.

"What do you want to say to who are upset or angered by the idea of a Hitler Bar?"

    I sort of understand why they are upset, but not completely. The other day, two Canadians came in.  They  were very angry and yelled at me.  I wanted to tell them that I'm not supporting Hitler's ideas, it's just a style of decoration I chose to appeal to the new generation. I didn't mean to create bad feelings with foreigners.

I guess cultural sensitivity really dows get lost sometimes.