webfact Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Achtung! Chula students celebrate graduation with HitlerBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- Hot on the heels of Bangkok's Hitler Fried Chicken comes Hitler Chulalongkorn University.Students at the Thai school have erected a massive graduation mural in their middle of their campus that inexplicably features an image of the German dictator heiling.The banner was first hung up two days ago, according to our tipster who would only identify himself as, "a concerned and incredulous American student studying the language and culture of Thailand."Coconuts readers might ask - why would students at Thailand's most prestigious academic institution might create such a mural? Good question.The answer is probably embedded on the mural itself. Accompanying the Führer are superheroes like the Hulk, Superman, Captain America, Batman and Ironman.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/07/12/achtung-chula-students-celebrate-graduation-hitler-- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-07-12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gl555 Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) This is supposedly one of the top universities in Thailand. And next to Captain America too! How sad... Edited July 12, 2013 by gl555 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post upinthesky Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 This is Thailand. Doesn't matter. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimi007 Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 This falls under the category of "no brains, no headache!" 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post borisloosebrain Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Have met quite a few Chula students, nice kids, diligent students, but thick as planks about world affairs and history..... 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scully Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 This is unbelievable, they spelt congratulation right 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sjjmmi Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 This is unbelievable, they spelt congratulation right +1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 popcorn please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tywais Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Guess every super hero needs a villain to make the picture complete. Though sadly my guess that wasn't the intent. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Who said Chula was one of the top Uni in the country ? well they probably never went to world History courses.... if there are any .which is not sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegum Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Students still fooling around with cartoons...incredible ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zolt Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 This is unbelievable, they spelt congratulation right Not quite, it might just be out of frame but I'd bet they forgot the final S. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post technologybytes Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilcopops Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 it may be that Thai students actually equate the US with Nazi Germany - hence hitler next to Captain America....... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) This is going to be hard for the "Swastikas are Buddhist meme" apologists as there is NO swastika in this one. Also, this Hitler doesn't look at all like Charlie Chaplin, so forget that excuse too. I think this is actually a seriously offensive thing, coming from a so called elite educational institution in Thailand. Would it be so hard to teach about Hitler and Nazism? Would it be so hard to teach that Neo-Nazis today in Russia are targeting Asian people racially for violence and killings? To those who say we're meddling westerners, I say, Thailand wake up to reality, it could use some meddling with its continuing shameful flirting with Hitler. Nazis and Hitler aren't heroes. Neo Nazi movements still exist today and they are something to be fought against, not propped up as something cool or a fashion statement. Edited July 12, 2013 by Jingthing 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pi Sek Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Who said Chula was one of the top Uni in the country ? well they probably never went to world History courses.... if there are any .which is not sure. Chulalongkorn is considered the Oxford-Cambridge-Harvard-Yale of Thai education. Thammasat is a little way off as #2. In reality, the Oxbridge unis in England are not the top ones for many subjects (e.g. Economists at LSE are the elite, science at Imperial College). Likewise universities like Khon Kaen University have been hailed as offering better courses in various subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. Hitler was a genocidal maniac and should not be so casually included in a graduation mural. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IMA_FARANG Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Oh come on, they are just having you on. Farang think to much. Edited July 12, 2013 by IMA_FARANG 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Oh come on, they are just having you on. Faring think to much. No they're not. Whoever did that and whoever didn't realize it was objectionable was IGNORANT. They have shamed their school in the eyes of the world, and also shamed Thailand as that is an elite school of the country ... except for Nazi lovers. Seriously, how are Nazis and Hitler covered in the TEACHING there? Edited July 12, 2013 by Jingthing 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. Really, condemning the celebration of genocide is a western value? News to me. Hitler and Mao are both examples of people whose genocidal lunacy should never be forgotten. Hitler industrialised genocide and celebration of his evil must be opposed every time it happens. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dag Ekeberg Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Could there be something to these Hitler stories reported lately? Do bad habits die hard? Thailand had a less-than-stellar record in WW2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 I don't think there is an actual Neo-Nazi movement in Thailand. For that, we should be happy. This kind of thing simply reflects IGNORANCE. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. Nothing to do with values; all to do with ignorance and hubris And trust me....when western universities with links to chula put up a stink western values and western money WILL work here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackr Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. That Hitler is AN historical figure is not it and neither is bringing Western values anywhere. The short of it is the people that made the banner probably don't really know who he is, what he stood for or perhaps think he is as unreal as Captain America; he just looks cool (in their eyes). Betting the reason PolPot ain't up there is because some of them know he was real... oh, and he doesn't look as good. Though I agree, it's not worth getting worked up about it when one can picture it coming from the equivalent mind of a five year old. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post technologybytes Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stop bringing your western values to Thailand... they don't work here. Hitler is just a historical figure, no worse than Chairman Mao.. so get over it. Hitler was a genocidal maniac and should not be so casually included in a graduation mural. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Why not? Is anyone really offended? Perhaps the students are bit smarter than you give them credit for and included it so they could get some free publicity and marvel at everyone getting upset about it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmj Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 The face without a moustache looks familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 How many pages will this have by Monday? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejonesbkk Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 It just gets better and better doesnt it? Like some said above, popcorn please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 ... Perhaps the students are bit smarter than you give them credit for and included it so they could get some free publicity and marvel at everyone getting upset about it. Someone interview the "artist" post haste ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simple1 Posted July 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) I just spoke with the office of the Vice President for Administration for the university and mentioned this mural and said they may possibly have a PR issue. The person I spoke with said they never heard of Hitler & hung up on me. I rang back and spoke with the President's office who said they will pass on the info to the University communications manager who will review and decide what action to take. Edited July 12, 2013 by simple1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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