Father apologizes for dressing son as Adolf Hitler for Halloween
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A Kentucky father has apologized for dressing his young son as Adolf Hitler for a Halloween event while posing as a Nazi soldier, saying his intent was to portray historical figures.
Bryant Goldbach also donned the uniform of a Nazi solider and headed to a "Trail of Treats" event in Owensboro, Ky., on Thursday, WEHT Eyewitness News reported.
"I think it was in bad taste for me to let my child to wear that, probably for me to wear that. It didn't occur to me. I thought it was a bad decision on my part," Goldbach said, according to the news outlet.
He added he would would "give anything to make it right."
Rabbi Gary Mazo of Temple Adath B'nai Israel said in a statement that Goldbach's apology was "important" but said it was a "sad reflection" on society that he didn't know it would be offensive.
"A good rule of thumb would be: 'If your costume calls to mind an event where millions were killed, choose another costume,' " he wrote.
Goldbach's apology came after he originally blasted the "so-called 'Tolerant Left' " for the treatment his son and him received at the Halloween event, WEHT Eyewitness News first reported.
"Tonight as we walked we saw people dressed as murderers, devils, serial killers, blood and gore of all sorts. Nobody batted an eye," Goldbach originally wrote. "But my little boy and I dress as historical figures and it merits people not only making snide remarks, but approaching us and threatening my little 5-year-old boy."
Goldbach wrote that adults threatened to rip off his chid's costume.
"Yes, liberalism is alive and well," he continued. "And we had the displeasure of dealing with the fruits of the so called 'Tolerant Left.' "
Previous posts on Goldbach's Facebook page prior to his apology also criticize liberals, The Evansville Courier & Press reported.
Phrases like "white pride doesn't mean hate," and "being liberal means being a hypocrite" were included on Goldbach's social media.
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Goldbach's apology came after he originally blasted the "so-called 'Tolerant Left' " for the treatment his son and him received at the Halloween event, WEHT Eyewitness News first reported.
Sounds like every Trumpster on NT.
One thing's for sure. If any little Hitlers come to my door they will most certainly NOT be getting a treat.
Now that just mean.
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You're allowed to dress up as homicidal maniacs, it's even encouraged, but dressing up as a genocidal maniac is just not okay. Millions of families had loved ones lost in that genocide which is a pain that may never go away. And sadly, the hate that sparked such an atrocity half a century ago is still alive and well right here in America as this last Saturdays violent tragedy proved.
I believe Rat poison is a good thing to give rats, unless ya want a house full of them, then ya feed em sugar and spice and lots of nice.
PS: Some can see a joke, others don't. Not my problem.
O well, That's why I dont do satire or sarcasm much.
Not many have the same twisted humor I do.
O well
Its not his fault-- The "Fake News" media made him do it!
It seems to me, actually seems pretty obvious, that the father dressed himself and the kid like that HOPING that "liberals" would object and he could comment on how intolerant the left is.
This was a stunt. Poor kid has an ahole for a father.
He knew that if he dressed his kid up as an Indian, he wouldn't get the liberal outrage that he insists comes with dressing your kid as an Indian.
I think he was looking for a fight
Probably , or he's just that stupid.
It doesn't take a genius to go looking for a fight
Yep Just put on a nazi uniform and you're halfway there.
Once I had the "honor" of coming face to face with a real nazi dressed in full WWII SS regalia.
In retrospect, it was kind of funny.
I was a kid, between either 1st and 2nd grade or 2nd and 3rd grade, spending a few weeks with my aunt in Manhattan. The one who took most after my grandfather, the grey eyed Russian and still playing the game for all the kids, that we were German on that side of the family.
She never took the taxi or subway. She walked everywhere and did the the old world thing of buying fresh for each days meals at these little markets. She wasn't poor, she was married to a rich guy. That was just her way.
So one day, we are walking down some street and all of a sudden saod something to me and then left the sidewalk and began walking in the street.
I looked at her and could see she was looking at something else. I turned my head the other way and there is this guy, straight out of WWII. The nazi side, standing at an open door with the nazi flag at the door post, books on stands, people milling about inside.
I walked right up to him, "toe to toe" woth his shiny black boots. looked straight at him, as best I could from that angle, as he remained at attention.
Then my aunt comes up to take me by the arm and I clearly remember her saying "Get Away From Him". Off we went.
They are out there.
Sounds like a good idea. Especially when you have children along.
Well, she married a French guy who dispatched a few during the war, by hand and of course her father, my grandfather had similar experiences. She knew they meant bad news.
To a degree, my grandfathers nazi run ins gives me a little chuckle, but the last time I mentioned it the entire post vanished without so much as a comment. So, hmmmm?
lol.... I guess it takes a village to raise a child. Especially when ya have idiot parents like this.
Goldbach wrote that adults threatened to rip off his child's costume.
"Yes, liberalism is alive and well," he continued.
NO SHT SHERLOCK !
"A good rule of thumb would be: 'If your costume calls to mind an event where millions were killed, choose another costume,' "
Yep pretty much !!
I think we need to ban all ghost costumes ..... unless of course a black sheet is used ....
Next year he will probably dress his kid up as a ghost with a pointy head.
Yeah but a black sheet is still bad in that case right? .... it doesn't "PC" track well like a black ghost sheet would ....
Just like speech, freedom of expression is easy as long as you agree with what is being expressed. It only gets hard when you disagree with it.
Is the guy in jail? Has anybody called for him to be there?
Didn’t say he was. Didn’t say that anyone did.
This is not shocking to me. This is what Mr. Trump, Mr. Pence and this Administration have become a symbol of. Hate
I keep hoping his supporters will realize what they have become a part of.
We mold our children into the people we want them to be. This young child had very little power in this decision and unfortunately he has no power in who his parents are. I hope he will eventually have people in his life that can show him how to be better.
Nope, thats just BS partisan rhetoric.
This is my opinion and it's based on what I see happening in our country. You and other Trump supporters refuse to call it for what it is. Maybe if you'd demanded better leadership and role model behavior from Mr. Trump and others in his Administration I would feel like I could trust your judgement. But you continue to wear blinders and spout excuses while pointing the finger at everyone but the one person who has ALL the power in Washington right now.
I do think it's interesting that you had nothing to add about the actions of the father..
Not that interesting really. I simply didn't have a reason to offer it. But since you ask .....
Like many here I think his actions were in extremely poor taste but unlike others here, who want to pick and choose, i actually support his right of freedom of expression. Even when that expression is distasteful to me.
What is very interesting though is how many people here don't get that concept. Don't get it at all.
That's nice but I also support the people who see this it extremely poor taste who want to let the idiot know that as well.
Take your idiocy into public and you'll likely get the reaction it deserves.
Play dress up as nazis in your own home and no one will probably bitch.
Just my opinion.
Yes, he does have a right to freedom of speech. I'm just sorry his child was forced to play a part in it.
Maybe it's time to hold our role models accountable?
No argument there.
Careful what you ask for. Maybe the people deciding what is acceptable and what is not won't track with your perspective on things. Then YOU will have a ...... bad day!
I tell you what.....let's start with a couple characteristics that USED to be what ALL Americans could agree on pre Mr. Trump
Lol ... pre Trump? Lets see, what didn't we have pre Trump besides Trump as POTUS. One big thing comes to mind.
A self admitted resistance movement attempting to discredit a duly elected POTUS at every possible turn. A movement heavily fueled by a hard left leaning mass media.
Yeah, i could agree to do without most of that.
Nope Sparty On, you've been spartying on for a bit too long.
(OMG - I'm am full of rhymes this week. I am on fire!!!!)
So, what say you on the list of leadership characteristics I noted? Hmmm..... what's your thoughts on that?
Lol, you really need to work on your rhyming skills if you think that is a good rhyme or is funny for that matter ..... but to each their own i guess.
Wrong! None of your post passes the sniff test. Have you not been paying attention? Or perhaps you just have trouble dealing with reality and/or admitting the truth.
Clearly the left has become the party of hate. Specifically the faction of the resist movement which is so loudly represented here on NT. If you can't see that, your eyes are completely wide shut.
My thoughts on those five characteristics is, in scheme of things, Trump himself has done little to nothing to change them one way of another. But then again i didn't spaz out on November 9th when i learned Trump won the race. Nor did i develop an acute case of TDS because of it.
How about you?
I don't think I personally attacked you and I even tried to soften our differences with humor.
Yes, I did spaz out when Mr. Trump was elected because I knew he would divide the country and he would never be able to be the man that is required to hold that Office.
Some people can compromise their principles but I am not one of them.
With that said, I'm done communicating with you. You're not worth my efforts to be nice about our disagreements.
i never said you did
if you say so
neither am I
Ouch, now you’ve gone and hurt my last feeling. 😥
David Duke, a dormer Grand Wizard of the KKK, also loves to engage in "partisan rhetoric":
David Duke, the former KKK grand wizard, is unambiguous about what Saturday’s alt-right and neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, means to him: It’s the fulfillment of President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
“We are determined to take our country back,” Duke said from the rally, calling it a “turning point.” “We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. hat’s what we believed in. That’s why we voted for Donald Trump, because he said he’s going to take our country back.”
Duke was an enthusiastic supporter of Trump as far back as the Republican primary in 2016, and Trump’s reluctance to disavow that support was, briefly, a big issue.
So what?
Farrakhan supported Obama. Does that make Obama the symbol of that hate?
Nope.
Sounds like he is just pissed he was called out.
I see nothing wrong with the costume. Why should royalty have all the fun?
Prince Harry
What's Megyn Kelly doing there?
And Mel Brooks. His funny movie The Producers must now be condemned.
Stupid move by the dad, more stupid yet trying to attribute this to a politician or a political belief, but some are so slanted they cannot see that everytrhing is not politics.
Spike, the father has made it political as well. That is very obvious.
Yes they are:
And some are so blinded that they refuse to see what is happening in our country, or they simply don't care.
agreed , stupid move by dad, I wouldn't allow my kids or grandkids to wear that costume, BUUUUT, If I decided to dress up as Adolph for Halloween , I would do it ala the movie little nicky . the skimpy French maid outfit , with stache , with what looked like a pineapple stuck up my rear end, I of course make sure someone went dressed as satan….
Now that would be clever.
Pictures are welcomed.
The father is one stupid ass wipe, but it certainly is his privilege to prove it to the world.
You've done yourself proud in that respect Herr Goldbach.
It's amazing that there are people this out of touch. I wonder how many people saw the costumes or heard they were going to do this and didn't say "are you out of your mind?" You know, like your neighborhood circle of friends focus group.
Who's even selling nazi gear? Why would you want to?
I'm kinda thinkin he probably didn't live in a jewish neighborhood or have many jewish friends either.
Just a guess.
lol
See comment # 2.
Clearly this guy doesn't have any friends.
Why would anyone want to buy a Nazi costume? I don't know-- but I bet a lot of these guys would love to have one. . . they probably didn't know those costumes were available.
JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US!
(And as Trump was careful to point out-- there were "good people" on both sides during the C'ville rallies!)
Father apologizes for dressing son as Adolf Hitler for Halloween
And so stupidity will reign supreme for at least one more generation.
I'd have told him and his little shit stain kid to get the fuck off my porch.
I wonder if any kids dressed up as Trump. It would be an easy costume to make. All that would be needed is a suit, pillow, and digging up a dead hamster for hair. Kids already have the tiny hands.
Man that would be scary, they would get assaulted by some left wing coward hiding behind a mask and hitting them with a stick.