Hitler Look-Alike in AIDS Video, Defended by German PR Company
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An AIDS awareness video that features a look-alike of Adolf Hitler was defended by its makers after critics said creating an analogy between the Nazi leader and the disease may cause distress to AIDS victims.
Hamburg-based public relations company das comitee sought a shock effect in making the video as awareness of the risks of the disease ebbs, said Hans Weishaeupl, the company’s art director. The 45-second clip shows a shadowy sex scene that rolls to a close depicting a grinning Hitler.