Of course there exists a website dedicated to photographs of cats that look like Hitler. The only real question is why this site didn’t come about sooner. Browse catsthatlooklikehitler.com (catchy and easy to remember!) for all your adorable, mustachioed Kitler needs. Be amazed by the number of cats actually named “Adolf”! And don’t miss the complaints submitted by Kitler-non-enthusiasts, the most idiotic of which I have excerpted below:
yo dude your site is kinda gay, no offence butthe catrs dont look enough like hitler, i saw one where the cat is in anazi uniform, more of those cuz thats funny, the rest is kinda gay- Evan
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Evan is a visionary, people, and he likes to see things done properly! Is that so wrong? Now, some people have found this website legitimately offensive, and I fully respect their viewpoint. It gave me a couple seconds pause myself. But I take the point to be, as I did the first time I watched Mel Brooks’ magical rendering of “Hitler On Ice” in History of the World: Part I, that Hitler deserves to be mocked, and mercilessly so.
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This is not to underestimate or downplay the heinousness of his crimes against humanity, but because Hitler would hate it. He’s earned the scorn and derision that make him such a satisfying figure of ridicule.
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So what do you think? Is this harmless and amusing, or actually offensive? Dressing up in a Nazi uniform for Halloween would be construed by most as poor taste (at the very least) and, somehow, “Dogs That Look Like Pol Pot” wouldn’t raise a chuckle. Not to go all Book Club Discussion on you, but why does the Kitler seem to work, in comparison?
January 7, 2009 at 2:31 pm
cats can be eeeeeeeee-vil. and if one of the Princes can’t get away with a Hitler getup then neither can I.
January 7, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Hilter was a mass-murdering fuckhead… as many important historians have said.
Okay, got that out of my system. Moving on.
“Dogs That Look Like Pol Pot” wouldn’t be funny partially because Pol Pot isn’t instantly recognizable to most people. The ugly little mustache is distinctive, but it’s easy enough to find similar markings on cats (and other animals. I’m sure there’s a Hitleresque rabbit out there).
January 7, 2009 at 2:43 pm
@cate: Your wish is our command.
Also, apparently there’s a book out there that’s called “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit”.
January 7, 2009 at 2:50 pm
@haguenite: Ha. I don’t think any animal is going to beat the Kitler pictured with this post, though. It’s got a well-proportioned mustache AND the hairstyle. Perhaps reincarnation does exist… though I would hope he would come back as something nasty with a short lifespan.
January 7, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I agree, cate. something like a suppository.
January 7, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Hey, if Hitler was going to commit to that ridiculous looking mustache during the most-photographed period of his life, he’s set himself up for merciless mocking in perpetuity.
January 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a sad and glorious book that I must have read a dozen times as a child. Along with Number the Stars and The Devil’s Arithmetic. I kind of had a WWII fix.
Now I want to see a website dedicated to dogs that look like Stalin. That’s a pretty recognizable mustache, yes?