Baby Denied a Birthday Cake
December 17, 2008 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Toddler
A baby that just turned 3-years-old was refused a supermarket made cake when his parents went to order him one. You’ll never guess why and no it wasn’t because they wanted to put a baby picture of him on it. Instead it was all over his name.
Yep, due to this 3-year-old having a name his parents gave him he will now have issues the rest of his life. At least with this supermarket and making birthday cakes and I’m sure many other places. See the little boy’s name is: Adolph Hitler Campbell.
The store not making this tiny tot a birthday cake happens to be ShopRite. The child’s father, Heath, has already been hitting back in interviews and around the web. He admits the name drives at some but he says we must look forward not back and accept change. He states his son isn’t going to become Hitler and do what he did.
This isn’t their only child and I imagine they will come to similar situations as they grow older: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie. Heath said they named their children names no one else in the world would.
Do you think ShopRite should’ve made the cake?
UPDATE ON CAKE: I just read here, that it seems the name wasn’t the only thing asked for. I can totally get ShopRite denying it now. I mean writing the name is one thing I was shocked about, but when I read they asked the baker to put a swastika in the center. Yeah, okay sorry folks but looks like there was a reason. Just a name wasn’t good enough but seems there was more to it.
Karen Meleta, a spokeswoman for ShopRite, said the Campbells had similar requests denied at the same store the last two years and said Heath Campbell previously had asked for a swastika to be included in the decoration.
Except the store didn’t refuse to bake a cake, they refused to put his name on it. They offered to make a blank cake with no name, but the parents refused that offer. Personally I side with the store. it’s nice to see a store actually put humanity before profit.
There’s a good article on this here.
They should have made the cake. Not doing it based on his name is the same as not doing it based on his skin color. I would sue.
I think both the store and the parents were wrong. Why would you do that to your children? Reminds me of Johny Cash “A boy Named Sue”. these children will end up hating their parents.
The store was wrong too though because that was discrimination for no reason and the little boy could not help his name.
do you think these parents did this for a chance to sue someone?
just letting ya’ll know I have updated this. I read and saw on The View, that the little boy’s parents wanted more than just his name. I get why the store didn’t do it and fully support them. Seems they tried to help the family out. Shame on the parents.
I’m glad you updated . Now i get why the store refused and they were right.
Still think the parents were wrong though.
Well then I retract my previous statement… Refusing the name is one thing, but asking for the swastika is a whole new ballgame. They had every right to refuse it.