And it is stories like this that make me embarrassed for the human race.
(Today) A tea kettle that bears a potential resemblance to Adolf Hitler has landed J.C. Penney in hot water.
A California billboard advertising a Michael Graves-designed kettle for sale at the store has some wondering whether they are being saluted by the Nazi dictator instead of waiting for tea to heat up.
The billboard, first noticed by Reddit users near the 405 freeway in Culver City, had readers questioning whether the similarity was just a coincidence.
On Tuesday the company made it clear that any resemblance is completely “unintentional,” repeatedly tweeting the clarification at those curious about a Hitler connection.
“If we had designed it to look like something, we would have gone with a snowman or something fun,” the store tweeted at numerous followers.
Hat Tip to Mustang Bobby.