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Katsuya Takasu
Frogs, clowns, and swastikas Alt-right |
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Chuds |
Rebuilding the Reich, one meme at a time |
Buzzwords and dogwhistles |
—@katsuyatakasu (Katsuya Takasu)[1][2] |
Katsuya Takasu (Japanese: 高須克弥, Takasu Katsuya) (1945–) is a Japanese plastic surgeon and media personality. He is a Holocaust and Nanjing massacre denier.[2]
Holocaust denial
In 2017, Katsuya tweeted a series of tweets in which he praised Nazism for the progress made in German technology under the Nazi regime. He stated that the death toll of Auschwitz and Holocaust victims was exaggerated by the Allies.[3][4]
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Katsuya's Holocaust and Nanjing Massacre denial came to the attention of Jewish human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in 2017.[5][6] On November 8 2017, the Simon Wiesenthal Center announced that the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery had expelled him.[7]
Auschwitz museum response
In March 2019, The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland responded to Katsuya's original 2015 tweet.[8] Their response was in Japanese, as was the original tweet;
“”Auschwitz is a historical fact that constantly advises the hearts of people around the world. The historical sites of the compulsory extermination camps, built by the Nazi Germany, symbolize the greatest tragedy in human history.[note 2]
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—(translated) @AuschwitzMuseum[9] |
Notes
References
- ↑ Twitter; Katsuya Takasu, Sunday October 18th 2015: 南京もアウシュビッツも捏造だと思う. (archive snapshot)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kyodo News; Berlin, Monday March 18th 2019: Auschwitz museum rebuts Japanese doctor's holocaust denial tweet in 2015. (archive snapshot)
- ↑ The Jerusalem Post; Tamara Zieve, Wednesday August 23rd 2017: Leading Japanese surgeon urged to step down for praises of Nazism. (archive snapshot)
- ↑ Global Voices; Nevin Thompson, Thursday August 24th 2017: A Popular Japanese Cosmetic Surgeon Is Called Out for Admiring Nazism. (archive snapshot)
- ↑ Simon Wiesenthal Center [1].Retrieved August 29,2017
- ↑ American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery[2].Retrieved August 29,2017
- ↑ Wiesenthal Center: American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery Has Expelled Prominent Japanese Surgeon For Praising Hitler, Denying Nazi Holocaust And Nanjing Massacre. Retrieved November 8,2017
- ↑ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/19/national/auschwitz-museum-rebuts-japanese-doctors-holocaust-denial-tweet/#.XJFKx1X7TeQ
- ↑ https://twitter.com/AuschwitzMuseum/status/1106462599540105218
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