In the statement, Harry said he was "very sorry if I caused any offence or embarrassment to anyone". Nazi uniforms are devices that de-individualise us. They de-realise us and de-historicise the past. They wear out our sense of moral agency until we no longer feel as though we’re individually responsible for the things that we all do because it becomes impossible to say who is the singular “I” that is responsible for an action. As I said, if everyone is implicated in some way, no one is guilty in any way. Manning, Charles (13 February 2015). "Trendy Teens in Asia Are Dressing Up Like Nazis". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 23 June 2021.

Countries like France Germany and Israel have placed total bans on the wearing of any Nazi items. Even with film productions and television, public broadcast content regulation permissions are required when portraying SS troops or Gestapo agents. Why, then, does Australia, despite some steps in the direction of public anti-hate regulation, continue this uneasy costume collaboration with the Nazi look that flirts with eradication entertainment and goes straight to the question of guiltless masses? For if everyone decided to dress up as a Nazi, where would be the harm in that? If everyone is implicated, nobody is adjudicated. After all, if it is the norm among ordinary people, it becomes no crime at all. Duane, Daniel (28 September 2019). "Opinion | The Long, Strange Tale of California's Surf Nazis". The New York Times.

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is a curious case in point. This Trump-sympathising Hitler lookalike took part in the 6 January 2021 riots at the US Capitol. When the courts sentenced him to four years in prison, the prosecutors’ brief stressed Hale-Cusanelli’s “desire for a civil war and antisemitic conspiracies”, and his belief that “Jews controlled Democrats, President Joe Biden and all of government.” When history becomes drag

The #MeToo movement should be ample reminder that sexual harassment jokes really aren't funny, but it bears repeating. Someone exposing themselves to non-consenting viewers isn't just an unfortunate accident; it's a very real and traumatic form of sexual harassment. These kinds of costumes, like " Frank the Flasher," are not only in poor taste; they may trigger those who have dealt with harassment themselves. Don't risk it.

But all this begs a deeper question: What is the more effective way of keeping the memories of Holocaust horrors alive — watching Nazis get caught on film, or seeing public figures get caught wearing Nazi costumes on social media? The duo – she embodying West Coast chic in a camel asymmetric top and leather pants, the Prince clad in another of his seemingly endless supply of banal blue shirts – spoke about ending structural racism and the world “created by white people for white people”. Jewish rights body demand renaming of 'Hitler's Den' in Nagpur". NDTV.com . Retrieved 10 February 2022.

Hitler imagery in Thai junta propaganda film sparks outrage". Mail & Guardian. 10 December 2014 . Retrieved 4 June 2015. Punk and the Svastika". accum.se. Archived from the original on 21 March 2007 . Retrieved 1 July 2016.

A man who dressed up as Hitler at a Halloween fancy dress party has defended his actions and insisted he has ‘done nothing wrong’.

Online Retailer Removes Auschwitz T-Shirts After ADL Voices Concern". Archived from the original on 16 December 2006 . Retrieved 13 October 2018. A spokesman for Script to Screen told WalesOnline : “It’s [the Rolf Harris costume] not really a Halloween costume.The Duke was later photographed wearing the uniform at a party causing "public outrage," according to royal biographer Robert Lacey. General manager Rebecca Grant said: "The winner of our Halloween-themed fancy dress event at Sand le Mere on Saturday was a customer dressed as Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. Nazi-themed café in Indonesia reopens — keeping the swastikas and". The Independent. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 23 June 2021.