Cake request for 3-year-old Hitler namesake denied

(Editor’s note: This story caught my eye today. File it under “What were they possibly thinking?”
I’m doubtful there’s a point/counterpoint at play here, but I share it with you nonetheless.)

Heath Campbell, left, with his wife Deborah and son Adolf Hitler, 3, pose in Easton, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)


NJ man angry at supermarket that wouldn’t write 3-year-old son’s name — Adolf Hitler — on cake

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Categories: Strange news
Michael Huber

27 Responses

  1. Jen says:

    How many parents demand their child’s entire name be on their cake? To me I feel the parents were trying to generate media attention by returning to the same store that has turned down their request repeatedly. I agree that the store has the right to not print inappropriate text, and the parents have a right to name their child whatever they choose (whether I agree with their choice or not). The parents should have moved on to the next store and left it out of the media.

  2. Safety Lady says:

    Ok, I understand tolerance. But, dumba** parents – they had to know they would catch grief for the kid’s name and people would be rude. There are just some things you don’t name your kid. Name your dog after Hitler if you like it so much.

  3. JelloBiafra says:

    These parents are obviously trying to cause a reaction from people. Who asks for a 3 year old child’s first and middle name to be added to a birthday cake? I have read a few news outlets versions of this story and one detailed a visit to the family’s home which is plastered with swastikas. They adorn their cars with swastikas and claim it is a symbol for peace. I am under the impression that the Hindu and Buddhist religions used the symbol for peace but lets be serious the Nazis use kind of overshadows that idea. Few people look at the symbol and think “Gee that sure does say peace to me.” It has a symbol of hate.

    Their other kids are named after prominent members of the Nazi party as well. I would argue that it could be considered abuse to name your own child after one of the most hated men in history who tried to wipe out an entire race of people. There have been occasions where symbols of hate have been turned into a symbol of pride such as an inverted triangle but don’t place a burden like that on your own child. I hope the child is lucky enough to get some sense when growing up and not become a bigot like his parents

  4. Michael D. Gwizdala says:

    So apparently what I gathered from this story is that Wal-Mart is a Nazi sympathizer? What they didn’t tell you in the story is that those young black children at their son’s birthday party were named Robert Mugabe Smith and Mohamed Siad Barre Johnson. Why can’t these people name their kids something normal like Apple or Coco? Can’t help but wonder what little Anne Frank Aronowitz thought when she read this story?

  5. iknowtruthismine says:

    Have the same problem with my son, Lee Harvey Oswald Sapperstein. Let me guess where those parent’s heads are politically and what they will be celebrating on January 20th.

  6. ReepDaggle says:

    Stupid stupid parents looking for their 15 minutes.

    Adolph is a perfectly common German first name. I don’t know how common Hitler is as a surname, but it probably isn’t a rarity. And the rone (sp?) has been around for a really long time, much longer than has been the swastika.

    The parents would have a legitimate grievance if the objection was to any of these things individually. But they combine all three, then act surprised and indignant when they get the reaction they had to have expected….and sought out? Give me a break.

    And, in agreement with others, parents don’t commonly ask for their child’s full name spelled out on a cake, unless they’re purposely trying to provoke a reaction, so they can then play the victim. The only victim here is their kid, saddled with this name and the abuse that’s going to come with it until he’s old enough to legally change it.

  7. letthelightshinein says:

    OK, these idiots got their fifteen minutes of fame…. MOVE ON… Ignorance knows no bounds does it?

  8. Linda M says:

    Hope the kid grows up to be big and strong when people start picking on him. What an odd story. I can’t go to a popular Clifton Park eatery and get the attention of anyone to decorate on one of their cakes, and I’m only asking for standard names like John or Sue.

  9. ReepDaggle says:

    I really should’ve added that, parental stupidity aside, if the store routinely decorates cakes to order (non-obscene), they should have done so in this case, so they are wrong.

  10. J Jones says:

    Somewhere in a trailer park in PA some kid is without his Adolf Hitler cake….

  11. iknowtruthismine says:

    For people who don’t believe in race mixing, they sure don’t mind mingling stupid genes.

  12. Jen says:

    And all along I assumed the person on the left was little Hitler’s mother. My bad. These people are obviously twisted. Then again, how much more twisted than the parents of our local idiots: the mother of Sir and Mister, the Arbor Hill teens frequently in last year’s news.

  13. Concerned Citizen says:

    Clearly these schmucks are racist pigs, why else would they give their children the names they gave them? For them to try to play if off that they are not racists is asinine. Do they really think anyone is naive enough to believe them?

    However, I have no issue with a parent’s right to name their children whatever they choose, no matter how offensive it is. That’s America, and unfortunately, we need to let idiot’s like this have their free speech too.

    I also have no issue with the bakery denying their request. Like any business, they can choose what they feel is offensive and what isn’t. What really surprises me, with how “PC” Wal-mart likes to come off as, is why the Wal-mart bakery honored their request.

    Their request serves two purposes. Self-promotion in the press, (to get their 15 minutes of fame for their “cause” I’m sure), and the possibility of a lawsuit.

  14. jdavis says:

    “Adolf Hitler” and JoceyLynn “Aryan Nation” ????? Choosing a name for your child is one of the most important decisions you make before they’re born, and as far as I’m aware all parents use pretty much the same critia, choosing something that is meaningful to them, and something they believe their child will can be proud of.


    To me, the names they’ve chosen for their kids are nothing short of child abuse.

  15. Steve says:

    You forgot Infinite Intelligence Botts…..friend of Sir and Mr.

  16. MMcdonald says:

    I do have a problem with people naming their children whatever they want its gotten way out of hand;Also,when this child is in school and teacher say Adolf Hitler did terrible things is the kid going to be sitting there questioning what he did(and ofcourse the parents will sue)?

  17. Goose says:

    The big question is, which one is Heath and which is Deborah?

  18. ReepDaggle says:

    If the point they’re trying to make is so important to them, why didn’t they change their own names instead?

  19. What the heck says:

    To each his own, but I really do wish parents would use a little common sense…this poor kid has to go through life until he is 18 with that moniker…they should have their children taken from them under the auspices of child abuse…

  20. katie smith says:

    What will they name their next kid – Charlie Manson?

  21. Paul says:

    Are you kidding me. These parents are whacked. Why would you punish a child with such a terrible name. I wonder if those parents have any idea the pain and anguish the last person with this named caused. No or they wouldn’t have done it. Good for the stores that refuse to continue this attention seeking act. Shame on Walmarts for going along with this stupid and senseless game. To the parents of this child: why don’t you stop using your child as a pawn for your thoughtless ideas, if the name means so much to you why don’t you just change your own name to it and face the ridicule that will follow. Expect large hospital and dental bills as people are intolerable of this reminder (as they should be). You are short sighted people that have bestowed a great disservice to your child. Do the right thing and change that awful name before further negative attention is seen. Do you have any idea how difficult it will be for this child to get a job in the future? Who would want to marry a person with this name? This child will have to be taught self defense as I’m sure they will face many many battles in their life. You people SUCK as parents!

  22. Frank85 says:

    After reading this story and seeing a picture of these parents, a few random thoughts come to mind.
    First of all, Crystal Meth kills a lot of braincells.
    Secondly, this is what happens when to two ‘D’ students get married and produce offspring.
    And finally, a quote from the Ron Howard’s wonderful movie “Parenthood” that goes something like this: “You need a license to drive a car, or to buy a car, hell…you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any a$$hole be a father.”

  23. Paul says:

    What ignorant parents

  24. katie smith says:

    My sons friends parents named him James Bond.

  25. Paul says:

    Still wondering from looking at their picture which idiot is male and which is female.

  26. katie smith says:

    They arent the brightest bulb in the tanning bed thats for sure. I would call them ‘noones’.

  27. cynical bastard says:

    YEAH…James Bond=kind of funny…Adolf Hitler=poor excuse for parenting. Are you sure you aren’t related to the Campbells Katie Smith?