Jewish Group Denounces Video on Internet That Likens Death Camp to Rave

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBER01X7CE.html

Jewish Group Denounces Video on Internet That Likens Auschwitz Death Camp to Rave Party

PARIS (AP) - An Internet video that depicts the Nazi death camp Auschwitz as a rave party drew sharp criticism Wednesday from a Jewish rights group, which urged authorities to have it removed from European Web sites.

The three-minute video titled "Housewitz" - a pun on house music and Auschwitz - casts Nazi soldiers as DJs. It alternates black-and-white still photos of Holocaust atrocities with color images of youths at an outdoor party. And it advertises a "Free taxi ride home," showing a wheelbarrow full of corpses.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's European office denounced the video as "outrageous," saying it goes "beyond the bounds of freedom of expression to an unprecedented level of obscenity."

The center asked the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to call on countries where Web sites have posted the video to "immediately stop the spread of this pernicious nihilism."

[TroglodyteScholar]

1. Beyond the bounds of freedom of expression?

Hardly. Beyond the bounds of anything resembling taste, though.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

29. I think that sums it up.

Yecch. :puke:

[mom cat]

2. Disgusting, but you don't have to look to far to see that disregard for

life in high places, and with a lot of power to back it up.

[Caleb]

3. That's disgusting

What a bunch of psychos.

[dutchdemocrat]

4. Freedom is what it is.

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Tired of it.

[barb162]

5. the people who made this video are beyond warped

[The Stranger]

6. This is absolutely sickening.

Beyond "shock" value, just walk-away-from-it sickening.

[MADem]

7. A bunch of ignorant assholes hell bent on being "edgy"

As they mature, and grow old, they will hopefully realize what a dumb, tasteless, idiotic concept that was--and they'll have to live with themselves. Anyone associated with that tasteless trash has basically screwed themselves out of any hope of public service or public life--they'd never live it down (only Chimps can get away with the "youthful indiscretion" excuse).

The SW Center was right to gripe; those nitwits should be ashamed of themselves.

[genieroze]

8. Does anyone want the link so you can see it for yourself?

I seen it and it made me sad and it made me think. If this is suppose to be parody, they did a rotten job and if they thought it was funny they need mental help. It's not funny at all and the pictures of those poor tortured souls along side of kids partying really made me think about what we as humans are capable of. If you want the link send me a message. I won't post it here.

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[Behind the Aegis]

11. ADL

Here is something for you to read: http://www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/spring_2005/spring_lesson_4_2005.asp?&MSHiC=1252&L=10&W=Sudan+SUDANS+&Pre=%3CFONT+STYLE%3D%22color%3A+%23000000%3B+background%2Dcolor%3A+%23FFFF00%22%3E&Post=%3C%2FFONT%3E&cc_section=lesson_4

[iverglas]

12. interesting

and some quite sophisticated related analysis that I found useful:

http://www.zmag.org/Zmag/articles/cot96church.htm

[bemildred]

14. !

:applause:

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

13. i stand corrected.

thanks for the link!

[Jim Sagle]

15. Nobody cares in the least what you're tired of.

[bemildred]

10. "pernicious nihilism"

Whoa. I think SWCE is out of luck here, this is just the trashing of a taboo for shock effect, and nothing is going to stop it in anyplace with a semblance of free expression. They would do better to ignore it.

[Behind the Aegis]

18. Ignore it?!!

I don't think so! It may be 'free speech,' but you don't "ignore it." No more than one would ignore the frat parties that enjoy 'slave-trading' themes, complete with "black-face."

[bemildred]

19. OK, give it lots of free publicity. Be my guest. nt

[Behind the Aegis]

20. Three things...

1. :eyes:

2. "The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato

3. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” -- Edmund Burke

[K-W]

21. Yah a stupid internet video qualifies as the triumph of evil. EOM

[Behind the Aegis]

23. An oak starts as an acorn. eom

[K-W]

28. Sometimes a stupid video is just a stupid video.

It is hardly a seed to grow anything.

[Behind the Aegis]

31. True...

...but everything starts from something small...best to get it while small ("nip it in the bud").

[bemildred]

22. Like I said, be my guest. Work your butt off.

Is there some part of "yes, have at it" you disagree with?

[Behind the Aegis]

24. short-sightedness. n/t

[bemildred]

25. True, it's very short-sighted of you.

But you are perfectly within your rights, so it's OK with me.

[Behind the Aegis]

26. No, the short-sight is yours.

And, it's OK with me too.

[bemildred]

27. So does a short-sighted squirrel find a lot of acorns? nt

[NaturalHigh]

16. Worthless pieces of filth

Anyone who would put trash like this on the web should be forced to look at a few thousand pictures of dead bodies in Nazi camps. Maybe they would realize that Auschwitz wasn't such a "hoot" after all.

[Ian David]

17. Unfortunately, they DID look at the pictures. And used them in the video

That's the scary part.

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[DemsUnite]

32. Grossly insensitive to the Jewish people

[phrenzy]

33. Housewitz...

It sounds stupid and utterly un-funny. I am the kind of sick fuck who laughs at taboo taunting and tasteless humor, but this just sounds like utterly lame uncreative crap.

I guess my taste for tasteless humor stops when there are REAL dead bodies and mass graves involved.

[Zhade]

34. Wow, that's pretty damn sick.

NT!