Adolf Hitler Custody Battle

SamiJoeB

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This was in my Yahoo news feed.  I think that the article makes some pretty valid points, namely why is it okay for celebrities to give their kids ridiculous names, but not okay for the rest of us.  However, I think saddling your kid with the name "Adolf Hitler Campbell" or "JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell" is seriously crossing the line.  Do they have a valid reason for choosing those names, probably not, more than likely it was a stupid drunken decision or something to get a rise out of people. In all honesty though I think that it's cruel to do that to a child.

CAB1217

This really pisses me off. Yeah, it's super offensive that these kids have those names, and it's unfortunate for those kids, but at the same time, if they're not being abused or living in a dangerous environment, they shouldn't be taken away from the only family they know. Screw the parents, it's the kids who suffer! Adults can handle these things better then children! These kids need stability, there are so many kids out there that are effed up in the head due to being taken from the only home they know. Sigh... this just reminds me of a family that we have at work who got their kids taken away due to a rumor that they were selling drugs. Yep, they look like thugs. Yep... living conditions are not ideal (2 families, 6 people total living in a 2 bedroom apt.) BUT, the kid has shown no sign of abuse, neglect, and the courts have yet to prove that there has been any drug dealing at all. Yet, this kid is now a foster child.

This family has visits with him twice a week in my office. And twice a week there are tears, and sadness, and heartache. It's just not fair.

Oh, and btw, I've had adoptive parents change these kids names to crazy things. The worst being Happy Birthday. Yep, and this was AT the adoption. How is that fair?

shayNnik

I can't see the first link, the site is blocked here. The second one however, says there was no sign of abuse. So why aren't these kids back at home? And how did they even get taken away to begin with? Odd story, and horrible for those kids. Ripped out of your home and normal life because what your parents named you isn't okay with the rest of the world.

kyrgyzstan

Enh, naming your kid Apple or whatever doesn't mean that you're teaching them intolerance, and I firmly believe that teaching your kids to hate IS a form of emotional abuse. 

But no one's ever accused me of being a Libertarian, so there's that. I used to live in Germany. Basically every third boy is named Mathias, because there's a naming board (das Standesamt) that has to approve your name. That means no Apfel, and definitely no little Adolf. I'm down. More Mathias means less ridiculousness? Rock on.

BinxRose

I don't think you can compare naming your child "Apple" to "Adolf Hitler." Apple may be silly, but Adolf Hitler is responsible for the holocaust. Naming your child "Adolf" is one thing, but "Adolf Hitler?" And his sister's middle name "Aryan Nation?!" I'm with Stan on how teaching your child intolerance and hate is a form of emotional abuse. And, what do you think is going to happen him when his classmates learn about the holocaust? He will be shunned. How emotionally scarring do you think that will be?

SamiJoeB

I can just imagine parents not letting their kids play with those kids.  And it's not the kids faults, but they'll grow up wondering why no one likes them, and like Binx said when they learn about the Holocaust, depending on how he's been raised, I can see him either being horribly embarrassed, or creepily "proud" or something.  I know that sounds awful, and the parents claim that they aren't Neo-Nazi's, yet these are the names they've chosen for their children and they want them to go up in home decorated with swastikas.