I was on Irish National radio this afternoon, discussing the sale of Nazi uniforms as Halloween costumes in Ireland.
It was on Joe Duffy’s Liveline show. I enjoyed being on it, but the show was a bit manipulated. I received a call from one of the researchers at 10 a.m. this morning. He asked me my opinion about the sale of Nazi costumes for Halloween. I told him in principle, I was against it. The researcher let me know that the show had been approached (by an anonymous lady) who had seen the costumes. Then he sent me a link.
I replied to his email.
Hi D,
Sorry, I missed your call.
The outfits are offensive. If you allow this then you also have to allow KKK, Black and Tan, Paedophile Priest outfits, and Jimmy Saville costumes, etc. To put it in context, the Nazis murdered 17 million between 1933 and 1945, of which 6 million were Jews, but also people from the LGBT community and people with disabilities.
I wonder if the people who wear these outfits ever consider that.
The horrors of the Nazi regime lived on in the minds of many Europeans long after the war, and still today for some.
My grandfather was killed by Nazis, as were some cousins of my mother.
Aside from that, it has nothing to do with Halloween.
I was then called again and was advised that when I talk to the presenter, I should pretend I found this on social media.
When the interview started—it was implied that I had contacted the show and not the other way around. I can understand why they did that, but it was a bit bizarre.
But have a listen for yourself.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22023230/
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