According to an online apologies from the company, a few World War II reenactors dressed as Nazis should have been instructed to switch out of their SS man outfits before serving them at a Massachusetts cafe.
” Next day we fell small, and , we greatly apologize”, Kith and Kin in Hudson said on Twitter the night of Oct. 13. About 40 miles west of Boston is Hudson.
According to the hotel’s Facebook post, four reenactors dressed as U.S. men and one wearing a martial nurse costume were seated at a stand of eight.
Kith and Kin wrote that they were still present at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson.
” Even though we knew they were living researchers, at a time when works of racist murder continue to rise, we may have realized other customers might not be conscious of the native WWII re-enactment”, the hotel’s Facebook post said.
Who can post on the article is limited by the company. Twitter users left nearly 300 responses, with varying responses.
As someone who happened to be dining there, I did see and thought it was odd that the actors mistakenly believed it was inappropriate to change out the masks, according to Facebook users Beth Bruso.
Another person, Dave Crocket, commented that he visited the American Heritage Museum on Oct. 12 and spoke with reenactors, saying it was an education experience.
” I agree the uniforms were not appropriate to be worn in public ( and ) should have stayed at the museum”,’ Crocket wrote. ” Before we attack the cafe, we need to consider, even an 18 year old waiter or waitress does not understand these things. Hard to judge not being there”.
Kith and Kin has faced , abuse and threats , after media reports about the event, the cafe wrote Oct. 15 on Instagram.
The restaurant is closed Oct. 15 to keep employees safe, the organization said in the article.
McClatchy News ‘ request for comment on October 15 was delayed by Kith and Kin.
In the restaurant’s apology, the firm wrote:” We may not intentionally do anything to annoy or hurt anyone in the neighborhood”.
Bethany Lambert Frey, a Twitter user, wrote that no one should apologize after the reenactors and that “none of this is your mistake.”
Rob Collings, the president of the American Heritage Museum, denounced what happened in an emailed statement to McClatchy News on Oct. 15, saying “at a moment when works of racist murder continue to rise, when neo-Nazis have taken to the streets, and the horrors of the Holocaust continue to be denied, wearing European uniforms in a public area is beyond foolish, it’s repulsive”.
According to Collings,” These clothes were meant to be used in the perspective of an historical reenactment to teach a new technology what American GIs faced and faced some 80 times ago.”
” We are conducting a thorough assessment of how our strict display protocols are understood and adhered to by the existing historians who participate in our plans and the effects when they are ignored,” he continued.
Gary Lewi, a director at the American Heritage Museum, felt that the reenactors should’ve changed or covered their outfits before , visiting the cafe, he told WHDH.
” The idea of them wearing it to a public place, be it a bistro or a park or anywhere else, is inexcusable”, Lewi said, according to the shop.
” Yes, eyelashes will be raised and rightfully so when you put World War II German clothes in public places like restaurants to help inform a history,” he continued.
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