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I have a confession to make: I laughed at Hipster Hitler. Hipster Hitler<\/em><\/a> is a clever web comic that features the well-known dictator as a trendy young hipster trying to be cool while also taking over the world. He dabbles often in irony, sarcasm, and supposed \u201chipster\u201d stereo-types: fixies, underground music, and organic food. The comic is often very funny. The creators play on lesser known puns which create some witty and intelligent humor. Yet I have a serious dilemma. I can appreciate satire, of which parody is an example. But I am not sure exactly what Hipster Hitler<\/em> is accomplishing, or what it is critiquing. Given the wickedness that Hitler accomplished in his life I feel uncomfortable about laughing at this comic.<\/p>\n

Satire works great as a means to offering a critique, and I am of course quite satisfied to mock and belittle Hitler, whose disgusting acts warrant him no sympathy. Yet I can\u2019t help but wonder what the creators of this comic are aiming to critique. Is it Hitler? Well kudos to them, but I am not sure how casting him as a trendy young bohemian does that. Is it hipsters? They are ripe for the picking but why use Hitler as a model? That seems strange at best and may actually serve to undermine the atrocities of Hitler\u2019s work. Hitler\u2019s t-shirt collection, which the creators give the character to wear, though funny, seem to do just that. For example Hipster Hitler\u2019s t-shirt slogans include: \u201cDeath Camp for Cutie,\u201d \u201cEast side, West side, Genocide,\u201d \u201cMix Master Race,\u201d and \u201cI Love Juice.\u201d<\/p>\n

I have no problem with satire. When done rightly it is an incredibly effective tool. But as a Christian I want to strive to make a point with tactfulness and sensitivity. There are cases where offending others can\u2019t be avoided, and in fact may be necessary. Using Hitler as a joke, however, (especially when there doesn\u2019t seem to be a larger point) is difficult for this particular reader to handle. I confess, I laughed at Hipster Hitler<\/em>, but I didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"