Schweinsteiger enraged over his Nazi doll doppelganger
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German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger is enraged over a miniature doll in his name and likeness, manufactured by one Chinese toy company, who categorised the same under WW II soldiers, dressed as an SS officer.
The Manchester United midfielder has taken legal action against DiD (Dragon In Dream) Corporation – a Hong Kong based toy manufacturers who are specialised in the making of lifelike miniature dolls based on famous personalities.
According to Daily Mail, Schweinsteiger’s management team has confirmed of taking legal action, adding that they are trying to prevent further sales of the controversial doll.
The 12 inch doll has a striking resemblance to the 31-year-old footballer; they even managed to brilliantly copy his signature smile.
Bastian doll appears under WW II category on DiD website, and they have 63 photos in total, detailing the face and his paraphernalia in an impressive manner.
The website hasn’t removed the doll from the list yet, and the images show an explicit Nazi eagle and Swastika sewn to Bastian’s SS soldier uniform.
The use of SS insignia and Swastika are banned in Germany, and is mentioned in their country’s Criminal Code, as part of detaching itself from the shameful past of Hitler’s Third Reich.
Being a reminder of a hateful cause – the holocaust – any usage of the aforementioned symbols, doing a Nazi salute, etc., are considered a criminal offence in Germany.
Meanwhile in response to allegations, a DiD representative told Bild that the resemblance was coincidental, and that their doll wasn’t modelled on Schweinsteiger, but just a typical German soldier. Regarding the similarity of names, they had a rather flimsy response stating ‘Bastian’ is a common name in Germany.
