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[Ahasverus]

Tastless, but I think internet's doing an overreaction. Teenagers do super dumb stuff all the time.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Also... when did people change emoticons to emojis? Am I way late on this?

Emoji are images/icons while emoticons are ASCII, I think is the difference.

 

[Hellsing321]

Twitter: Ruining dumb people's lives since 2006

 

[kai3345]

People getting outraged over this are stupid

 

[JordanN]

It's not smart to upset the Holocaust Industrial-Complex.

Let this be a lesson for her.

Aren't there laws in a few European countries outlawing the denial or questioning of the official Holocaust historical narrative? Haven't a few people been jailed for it in the past?

Kind of strange how the Holocaust narrative needs laws, threats, and violence to protect it from historical research and possible revision. I always thought the truth stood on its own, but I guess that's not the case with the Holocaust.

Interesting turn of events. Can you tell us how you really feel about the Holocaust?

 

[Calibus]

Big deal. She took as picture. Surely there are far more important things people need to be upset over.

 

[toxicgonzo]

Tastless, but I think internet's doing an overreaction. Teenagers do super dumb stuff all the time.

No NO she is literally worse than Hitler!

 

[Toxi]

It's not smart to upset the Holocaust Industrial-Complex.

Let this be a lesson for her.

Aren't there laws in a few European countries outlawing the denial or questioning of the official Holocaust historical narrative? Haven't a few people been jailed for it in the past?

Kind of strange how the Holocaust narrative needs laws, threats, and violence to protect it from historical research and possible revision. I always thought the truth stood on its own, but I guess that's not the case with the Holocaust.

Are you seriously implying what I think you're implying?

 

[CornBurrito]

It was stupid and insensitive. She seems to realize that. I can't manage to get mad over it.

 

[Deified Data]

Obvious troll.

 

[Das Ace]

Extremely tacky, but not offensive.

 

[EulaCapra]

I laughed. Going to hell but I'll see ya there. It's just so many levels of wrong that's it's horribly offensive yet absurdly funny at the same time. Horrible context location, the idea of doing a selfie in said location, her spelling out that she's taking a selfie in the concentration camp, that emoji, the weird smile laugh as if she saw a cat tripping over, and her follow-up tweet spelling out that she wishes people would stop quoting "my picture of my smiling in Auschwitz Concentration Camp." It just feels like a joke parody a comedian would pull.

 

[Exr]

Its rediculous how some people are so quick to spout vitriol online. Yeah this was a dumb move but I doubt it was malicious. Clueless and emblematic of selfie culture maybe but we all make dumb mistakes as kids

 

[C4Lukins]

Aren't there laws in a few European countries outlawing the denial or questioning of the official Holocaust historical narrative? Haven't a few people been jailed for it in the past?

Kind of strange how the Holocaust narrative needs laws, threats, and violence to protect it from historical research and possible revision. I always thought the truth stood on its own, but I guess that's not the case with the Holocaust.

I feel like you want to be more direct in your comments but are afraid to do so. Go ahead tell us what you really think.

 

[Sayter]

She's a teenager who did an immature thing. But I'm sure to the world she's as bad as Hitler himself. Smh.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

The worldwide humiliation will do for now.

Congratulations! Gotta feed that Reddit/Gaf vigilante hard-on somehow right?

Spoiler

Dumb teen does something really dumb. Internet denizen cheers on bullying instead of education. It would be amazing if you lived in the USA.

 

[grimmiq]

Damn..I know 35-40 year old women who look younger than this "teen"..

 

[DirtyPirateHooker]

Interesting turn of events. Can you tell us how you really feel about the Holocaust?

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

 

[CornBurrito]

She's a teenager who did an immature thing. But I'm sure to the world she's as bad as Hitler himself. Smh.

She was self-centered, ignorant, and disrespectful. Hitler was all those things too but at least Hitler cared about Germany, or something.

Spoiler

This is a reference to Rick and Morty. Please DONT take it seriously.

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

Probably afraid of giving history deniers a platform. And the Holocaust happened to be a very significant, very recent event in world history that especially affected Europe.

 

[DECK'ARD]

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

Oh dear

 

[stephen08]

True, but is this just an ignorant teen who does not realize the depth and importance of the situation, or is this a girl who is celebrating the attempted extermination of the Jews and a location where that happened?

I like that there is outrage because there needs to be. People need to be reminded, and this situation can educate some other people out there. As someone who lost half my mothers side of the family as a Polish Jew I certainly understand the importance of the situation. But piling on some ignorant girl who did not know better is more in line with fascist beliefs then trying to educate her. She was stupid, she got a ton of backlash, now we can attempt to educate her and others like her instead of trying to destroy them.

Yeah absolutely. I edited my previous post to say that I don't think she meant it maliciously and she probably just didn't have it explained to her properly. The picture itself isn't even the problem it is the lack of reverence she has most likely due to her ignorance about the holocaust. That's probably something a lot of people suffer from which should change. Outrage isn't the best way to go about doing that though,

 

[Valhelm]

That's really awful. I'm not even sure if she's a teen.

 

[Valnen]

Aren't there laws in a few European countries outlawing the denial or questioning of the official Holocaust historical narrative? Haven't a few people been jailed for it in the past?

Kind of strange how the Holocaust narrative needs laws, threats, and violence to protect it from historical research and possible revision. I always thought the truth stood on its own, but I guess that's not the case with the Holocaust.

This seems far more offensive to me than anything the girl did, damn.

 

[daydream]

Obvious troll.

Must be. Nobody can be so aggressively insensitive and stupid.

 

[anaron]

I laughed. Going to hell but I'll see ya there. It's just so many levels of wrong that's it's horribly offensive yet absurdly funny at the same time. Horrible context location, the idea of doing a selfie in said location, her spelling out that she's taking a selfie in the concentration camp, that emoji, the weird smile laugh as if she saw a cat tripping over, and her follow-up tweet spelling out that she wishes people would stop quoting "my picture of my smiling in Auschwitz Concentration Camp." It just feels like a joke parody a comedian would pull.

LOL, same

 

[inm8num2]

The age of narcissism on full display.

 

[KernelPanic]

Kinda stupid but I don't really see the big deal.

I've been to Auschwitz(twice) and I don't remember being in a happy mood at all. It was a somber and I didn't take any pictures of me at all.

I don't think she meant any disrespect. A bit insensitive perhaps, she's not at some at some scenic vista/tourist trap.

 

[BigDug13]

If smart phones existed in the 40's, would Hitler have taken a simlar selfie with a similar emoji?

 

[20cent]

She's an idiot a a teen, move on.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

Let me ask you straight on. Do you deny the events of the Holocaust?

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Aren't there laws in a few European countries outlawing the denial or questioning of the official Holocaust historical narrative? Haven't a few people been jailed for it in the past?

Kind of strange how the Holocaust narrative needs laws, threats, and violence to protect it from historical research and possible revision. I always thought the truth stood on its own, but I guess that's not the case with the Holocaust.

[X] Junior
[X] Holocaust Denial

 

[Protag]

Future of this world needs saving

 

[C4Lukins]

Tastless, but I think internet's doing an overreaction. Teenagers do super dumb stuff all the time.

What is funny, or maybe not so much, is I have a picture in front of the tower of London from when I was 18. Our group is all smiling along with the tour guide. It seems really disgusting now, but I guess enough time has passed that nobody felt all that weird about it at the time.

 

[CornBurrito]

That's really awful. I'm not even sure if she's a teen.

I would say it is insensitive, but I wouldn't call it awful given that it has no real consequence and she seems apologetic about the whole thing.

Future of this world needs saving

Dumb teens aren't anything new. Now they just have the tools to showcase their dumb moments.

 

[FStop7]

I start to crack up every time I see the emoji at the end of her tweet. I'm a horrible person.

 

[Piano]

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

So, the official story isn't correct?
Please enlighten me to what really happened.

 

[CountAntonius]

Probably not the right thing to do but for it to become such a big deal shows most people on the internet are just waiting to pounce on anything.

 

[Lambda Pie]

teen does teen thing, i see no issue here.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

That's a teenager!? I thought she was in her 30s.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

That's a teen? She looks 30.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

I just did. I find it strange that the Holocaust historical narrative needs laws, threats, and violence in any country at all to protect it from questioning or revision. Lots of terrible things have happened throughout history, including some large scale genocides, but I can't think of any that get the same protection that the Holocaust "official story" does.

Makes me wonder what those gatekeepers are afraid of.

At this point you might as well come out and say it. You're not fooling anyone.

 

[CornBurrito]

So, the official story isn't correct?
Please enlighten me to what really happened.

No he isn't denying them. Just "concerned" that he couldn't even lightly question the claims.

 

[DirtyPirateHooker]

This seems far more offensive to me than anything the girl did, damn.

What's offensive about it?

You really don't find it strange that people aren't allowed to question the Holocaust, or reach different conclusions about what happened, without being kidnapped and thrown in a dungeon?

That's not how historical research is supposed to work. People should be encouraged to dig into the material, the facts, the eyewitness testimony, and other evidence to draw their own conclusions, good or bad.

Maybe I'm just crazy in my support for human rights and freedom.

 

[Persona7]

Some of the posts and insults in this thread are far worse than what she did.

 

[ZiZ]

What a monster!
Terrible!
Worse than Hitler!
Would not bang!

 

[Dreams-Visions]

y so srys

 

[Gallbaro]

Selfies are a a symptom of narcissistic shits.

Hopefully she out grows it.

 

[massoluk]

Kinda remind me of some actual European tourists that stopped me asking for direction to WTC. They were all smiling and motioned their hands as an airplane exploding... I was like..dude.

 

[Piano]

What's offensive about it?

You really don't find it strange that people aren't allowed to question the Holocaust, or reach different conclusions about what happened, without being kidnapped and thrown in a dungeon?

That's not how historical research is supposed to work. People should be encouraged to dig into the material, the facts, the eyewitness testimony, and other evidence to draw their own conclusions, good or bad.

Maybe I'm just crazy in my support for human rights and freedom.

Please tell me what other, different conclusions can be reached.
I am genuinely curious.

 

[Cat Party]

Probably not the right thing to do but for it to become such a big deal shows most people on the internet are just waiting to pounce on anything.

Definitely this.