The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25279   Message #295368
Posted By: Ebbie
11-Sep-00 - 09:44 PM
Thread Name: The term 'folk Nazi'
Subject: RE: The term 'folk Nazi'
I wholeheartedly agree with those who take umbrage at the casual or humorous use of the term "Nazi". An analogy that works for me: Let's say that my child was hideously murdered. Let's call the murderer 'John Gacy'. If years later, I discovered that people were casually or humorously saying, That guy or that situation is a real john gacy, not only would I be offended, I would be devastated by their stupidity.

IMO there can never be anything funny about John Gacy. Take my point?

Ebbie