Bangkok: Chula students celebrate graduation with Hitler

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Achtung! Chula students celebrate graduation with Hitler
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- 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

[gl555]

This is supposedly one of the top universities in Thailand. And next to Captain America too!

How sad...

Edited July 12, 2013 by gl555

[upinthesky]

This is Thailand. Doesn't matter.

[Jimi007]

This falls under the category of "no brains, no headache!"

[borisloosebrain]

Have met quite a few Chula students, nice kids, diligent students, but thick as planks about world affairs and history.....

[Scully]

This is unbelievable, they spelt congratulation right

[sjjmmi]

This is unbelievable, they spelt congratulation right

+1

[Orac]

popcorn please

[Tywais]

Guess every super hero needs a villain to make the picture complete. Though sadly my guess that wasn't the intent.

[laurentbkk]

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.

[bubblegum]

Students still fooling around with cartoons...incredible !

[Zolt]

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.

[technologybytes]

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.

[wilcopops]

it may be that Thai students actually equate the US with Nazi Germany - hence hitler next to Captain America.......

[Jingthing]

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

[Pi Sek]

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.

[edwinchester]

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

[IMA_FARANG]

Oh come on, they are just having you on.

Farang think to much.

Edited July 12, 2013 by IMA_FARANG

[Jingthing]

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

[Bluespunk]

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.

[Dag Ekeberg]

Could there be something to these Hitler stories reported lately? Do bad habits die hard? Thailand had a less-than-stellar record in WW2

[Jingthing]

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.

[Kilgore Trout]

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

[jackr]

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.

[technologybytes]

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.

[hmj]

The face without a moustache looks familiar.

[Thai at Heart]

How many pages will this have by Monday?

[davejonesbkk]

It just gets better and better doesnt it? Like some said above, popcorn please

[Jingthing]

...

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 ...

[simple1]

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