A man blasted for wearing a Nazi SS uniform online has defended his outfit - saying he wears it to educate others.<br /><br />Rosihan Haqqiy, 21, who goes by Vinnie, has been cosplaying - dressing up - for the last five years.<br /><br />One of his outfits is a controversial Allgemeine SS uniform - which he says he wears to "teach people about its history".<br /><br />The uniform was worn by members of Adolf Hitler's murderous paramilitary force.<br /><br />Vinnie creates short videos while wearing the outfit where he shows what the officer would have done, in an attempt to "tell stories and educate."<br /><br />He even wears his SS uniform - which costs £400 - to public cosplaying events, where he says people are "curious" as to why he wears it.<br /><br />But for Vinnie - who has always been "fascinated" by WW2 - his passion hasn't come without backlash.<br /><br />His online videos have been met with "hate and controversy" which he says he can be "hurtful".<br /><br />Vinnie, a photographer from Kuala Lumpur, said: "I wear it with a sense of pride and joy - not because I'm displaying hate - but to let the public know about the history.<br /><br />"If you just show history on paper or TV it might get boring. But if you're immersed in it and you show it, it provides more curiosity and interest.<br /><br />"A common comment is people say 'do you know what the Germans did?' and they list all the heinous things the Germans did.<br /><br />"I'm very aware of what they did, so I'm cautious of the outfit as well, but if you want to explain something you need to show it.<br /><br />"Even though the comments can be hurtful, I just accept that they don't know.<br /><br />"If they actually have a curiosity they would have asked me first without judging me straight away. It allows me to express myself."<br /><br />After being introduced to cosplay by his older brother, Vinnie combined it with his interest for World War Two.<br /><br />He said: "Ever since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated by World War Two and especially the German side.<br /><br />"The more I read about it, it provided with me insight and I do think that Germany history provided a lot.<br /><br />"But you have to admit their uniforms strike you as imposing and in Malaysia we are not very educated in World War Two history on the European side."<br /><br />Vinnie says people are politer in person - but things can get vile online.<br /><br />He said: "Online, there's more hate and controversy and I don't mind.<br /><br />"But in terms of wearing it to events, I do get people coming up to me but it's mostly with curiosity and I explain my story and why I do it.<br /><br />"I do get some looks from Western people, but there are some that are still open about it.<br /><br />"When you're at an event, you're safer and people understand it more.<br /><br />"But I don't recommend going out actually in public and not to events wearing it, I try to avoid that."<br /><br />Vinnie believes his passion has been the subject of "misconception" simply by him wearing the outfit.<br /><br />He said: "In Malaysia, it's not something you see often.
