Controversial South African Ad Melds Hitler And James Dean

South Africa's CNA Stores decided having just one celebrity's image on their latest ad was just not enough. Instead, as AdFreak reports, they decided to meld the faces of Adolph HItler and James Dean into a disturbing image that graces some of their new ad materials

If you can believe it, CNA's Hitler-Dean ad is actually just the first in a series. Also, in the campaign are ads that combine the faces of John Lennon and Albert Einstein (John Einstein); Prince Charles and Buddy Holly (Prince Holly); Queen Elizabeth II and Mother Teresa (Queen Teresa); and Bill Gates and Elvis Presley.

Finally, there's our personal favorite, a mash-up of Elvis Presley and Bill Gates (Bill Presley).

The ad is sure to generate its share of outrage - and it's actually not the first Hitler-Dean spot. AdFreak put it this way: "Advertolog credits the work to ad agency Jupiter Drawing Room (Jhb), which should be getting outraged calls any minute, if past reaction to Hitler-themed ads is any indication."

AdFreak has a gallery of all of the portraits here.

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[sueno]

This is sick-
I feel bad for James Dean
who was nothing like Hitler
and this isn't even 'funny'.
You have to be pretty weird
to put something like this together-

[Tulka2]

Tulka2 shuddered and said, "Now, there's a guy you would want to date".

He looks like the fellow who trolls the streets of Thailand for loose little girls.

[Gernuser]

To make matters far worse, consider what the US government has actually done to fix the underlying problems? Nothing

good articles; http://iamned.blogspot.com

The government has put the same punch bowl out that got us into the mess in the first place. More debt and consumption and don't worry about paying it back. (Berbnanke= Greenspan II)

[LMPE]

The real question is: why do something that's going to make people look at you like this?

[zombywulf]

Dick Cheney and Herrman Goering,

[monty7]

Looks like Michael Palin!

[kcnativnla]

I'm as liberal as they come, and I even have to say: "Lighten the F up!"

[1sparrow]

bill clinton has always been a morph of elvis and j.f.k.-- the real thing

[Tyler-Durden]

it would be nice if the article included the purpose of the ads.

[Mike169]

They are selling "East of Mein Kampf".

[Tulka2]

Week-end sex junkets to Thailand?

[Freedom of Logic]

Im not understanding what they are trying to promote in the first place....

[KIVPossum]

James Dean doesn't look good with a mustache.

[Watain]

It still looks like one of the world’s most unpopular socialist.

[CaptainHowdy2]

Yawn...

[elsellel]

Wow, James Dean as H.it.ler... there's a new take. I think more appropriate for today would be a mixing of Hi.t.ler + B.eck, or Hit.ler + Lim.baugh, or H.i.t.ler + our old standby favorite: W B.u.sh.

[Antiks]

Cheney.

[HamletsMill]

It's good to get people thinking. The lesson of Hitler is that it could happen ANYWHERE, in ANY SOCIETY, where a narcissistic sociopath finds a societal reflection in a grievance based political movement.

Take note because the teabaggers have their inner man/woman on horseback in their warped psyches. This famous 1977 book is a must read before you ever go into a voting booth. It is THE WARNING for every society on how the psychological mechanism works.

http://www.amazon.com/Psychopathic-God-Adolph-Hitler/dp/0306805146

http://www.whale.to/b/reich.pdf

[Rule Of Law]

Hamlet, this is your most recent post, hope you check back here. I just put up a plea on Ellen Brown's blog from yesterday. If you could read and comment, I'd appreciate it.

Rule

[Rule Of Law]

If and when they make it onto the board...