In your mind, that might seem like a real smart and nuanced point. “Erykah Badu, when you say you can see good in Hitler, just remember something,” tweeted British journalist Joshua Zitzer, who said he is the grandson of an Auschwitz survivor. I don’t care if he painted or was a vegetarian Hitler is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews & a war that claimed the lives of tens of millions. He also said: I also like to think that there is good in all people, but Hitler is pure evil. “You are a role model to many, and as such, you should immediately apologize for these irresponsible and misguided comments,” Greenblatt tweeted. Many condemned Badu’s comments on Twitter after the interview was posted, including the Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. She then lamented Hitler’s upbringing, saying he had a “terrible childhood” without elaborating on why.

“Okay, he was a terrible painter,” she said. Marchese asked why “would his skill as a painter have to do with any ‘good’ in him.” But as a young man, he was rejected from art school in Vienna and abandoned the craft. “Hitler was a wonderful painter,” Badu replied.īefore his military and political career, Hitler strove to be a painter.

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