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Offline TomSea

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'Nazi-chic': Why dressing up in Nazi uniforms isn't as controversial in Asia
By Ben Westcott, CNN

 (CNN)In Europe or North America, if you dressed up as a Nazi there'd be outrage. In Asia, it could be just another day in class.
A recent event at a Taiwanese school, in which students held a mock Nazi parade, led to an international outcry and forced the resignation of the school's principal as well as prompting a public apology from the school.

Students give the "Heil Hitler" salute and carry Nazi banners and insignia in photos posted to the internet, which also show a cardboard tank with German military markings.
According to local media, the December 23 parade was part of a cosplay event, a common activity where people dress up as characters from popular culture.

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"(But) it's not like we don't do that in our own culture -- how many people have Che Guevara t-shirts or Mao Zedong hats?" he said.

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Well if all cultures are equal, and we have to celebrate a bunch of murdering son of a guns why not the Nazi's? At least they had classy uniforms and hot babes, if Indiana Jones is any indication.
“The way I see it, every time a man gets up in the morning he starts his life over. Sure, the bills are there to pay, and the job is there to do, but you don't have to stay in a pattern. You can always start over, saddle a fresh horse and take another trail.” ― Louis L'Amour