Hitler billboard, Drivers on Interstate 405 near Culver City, Calif., may have noticed something odd recently: a billboard advertising... Adolf Hitler?
That's at least what some on Twitter and Reddit have pointed out regarding a new J.C. Penney advertisement alongside the highway. Take a look for yourself; the tea kettle does bear a striking resemblance to the infamous Nazi leader.
The kettle in question -- the Michael Graves Design Bells and Whistles Stainless Steel Tea Kettle -- also appears on the department store's website.
We emailed J.C. Penney to find out more about the ad, but did not immediately receive a response Monday afternoon.
Sure enough, the Twitterverse had some things to say about the billboard.
Hitler Kettle @reddit it's nice to know @jcpenney use as much oversight on their billboards as their fiscal strategy twitter.com/alexisairvin/s…— Alexis Irvin (@alexisairvin) May 26, 2013
Ooops - *Ad-Exec gets fired...“@stephenfry: A kettle. That looks like Hitler. Just because. (via @jrhodespianist) twitter.com/stephenfry/sta…”— Ryan Wilson (@ryanjwilson) May 26, 2013
1% Kettle 99% Hitler.... twitter.com/Iwanrunner/sta…— Iwan Thomas MBE (@Iwanrunner) May 26, 2013
Update, May 28: J.C. Penney responded to our question on Twitter.
@jcpenney
@HuffingtonPost Totally unintentional. If we'd designed the kettle to look like something, we would've gone w/ this: pic.twitter.com/abFVWYY79b 11:11 PM - 28 May 2013
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@jcpenney
@HuffingtonPost Totally unintentional. If we'd designed the kettle to look like something, we would've gone w/ this: pic.twitter.com/abFVWYY79b 11:11 PM - 28 May 2013
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