Monday, July 07, 2008

A Broken Man: Headless Hitler to Return

After being decapitated moments after the exhibit was unveiled, the knuckleheads at Madame Tussaud's vow to put Hitler back together and once again put him on display.

Why bother?

Madame Tussauds said on Monday it would repair its figure of Adolf Hitler as quickly as possible and return it to its new Berlin museum after a visitor beheaded (more...) the wax tyrant on Saturday within minutes of the exhibition opening its doors for the first time.

The company issued a statement defying criticism that the inclusion of the Nazi leader was tasteless and inappropriate.

"Despite the incident, Madame Tussauds will again show the wax figure of Adolf Hitler in the exhibition. Madame Tussauds is apolitical and neither comments on nor judges the people shown in the exhibition or what they did in the course of their life," the statement said.

"The figures are selected according to their popularity or their significance in having a decisive impact on history, be that good or bad. Adolf Hitler represents a decisive part of Berlin's history that cannot be denied."

"The figure is being repaired in the meantime so it can be integrated in the exhibition as quickly as possible."


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