Some older gas cylinders (like for welding) have the 4 boxes symbol. I've heard that they originally had a swastika, but after WWII the old mark was obscured for obvious reasons.
That was a rather unfortunate consequence of not reading ahead in the material. Not much they could do about it either, since they wouldn't have the budget to film enough of their own scenes in the costumes until much later.
While the color coding could have been unfortunate coincidences, David Yost, the actor for the first blue ranger was bullied off the production for being gay.
According to Yost, he was often called a "removed", and the producers frequently questioned other cast members in private about his sexuality. Yost left late in the fourth season after a week of contemplation and thoughts of suicide instead of continuing work another six months into the second film. He stated that the co-workers involved with writing, filming, and producing the show considered him "not worthy" to be where he was and that he "could not be a superhero" because of his homosexuality.
It's a consequence of the director being a publicly verified twat, but otherwise yeah. It certainly wasn't the intent of the original Japanese show runners.
I would prefer it if people reclaimed them instead of overwriting them. Like turning them into the center of colorful mandalas.
I would be nice if people were reminded more often that it is a wrongfully appropriated symbol, and anyone who willingly gives it away is acting as an accomplice to that, whether they realize it or not.
Sorry about the quality... I downloaded it (it's my own photo, just not on my phone) and it appeared in the thumbnail for a random album, but wasn't in the album. Or any album. So it's a crop of the album thumbnail.
Project Swastik was a roads improvement programme in northern India. The swastika symbolises protection and it's ubiquitous in India (and Asia).
Nazi re-revisionisticallydogwhistling: Nazis can use this to dogwhistles with each other exactly how Norse symbols have been revisioned. Norse culture has nothing to do with Naziprop, but they can reutilize this.
I can def. see this as reclaiming tactics in say anarchist zones. But in neutral zones it could be utilized double-edged.
Reading comprehension is something we all have to encourage. Try either finding a master tutor to guide you in antifa praxis, or rereading with a strong Black Anarchist perspective.
Let's see. You called for a "master tutor" of "antifa praxis" but let's assume that was a joke. You posted a link to one of your own comments and described it as "strong". And now you're implying that your own comment, when read correctly, is able to single-handedly motivate people into direct acion. It all seems a bit patronising.
Genuinely and truly, I'm glad you live in a place and move in circles where this doesn't come up. But it's still good to know how to do. Part of how fascist hate groups make their presence known is by stickering or graffiting hate slogans or symbols on walls. It's one of the ways they enforce their ideology.
Anti-fascist graffiti artists in places where a lot of hate groups operate tend to have their work cut out for them. This is essentially just a public service announcement, like how to rescue a thirsty bee.
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Davel23@fedia.io · 86 pts · 48d
2 is dangerously close to loss.
pennomi@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 48d
Mok98@feddit.it · 19 pts · 48d
A simpler alternative
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 47d
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 47d
I was expecting Loss, tbh.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 9 pts · 48d
I had to look twice.
Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 48d
Honestly loss wouldn't be a bad option either for when the lines are drawn terribly
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 47d
That would be a new low.
GraniteM@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 48d
If you're pressed for time, there's always the Three Arrows
NostraDavid@programming.dev · 4 pts · 47d
The Three Arrows against monarchism, communism and fascism. Nice.
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 40 pts · 48d
If you have to run away after step 1, don't worry. The Windows logo is still a slight improvement.
yuri@pawb.social · 14 pts · 48d
usually the lines aren’t straight anyways, i’ve turned a couple into quite nice windows xp logos!
elevenbones@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 48d
Yeah ive seen and done the same!
smh@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 47d
Some older gas cylinders (like for welding) have the 4 boxes symbol. I've heard that they originally had a swastika, but after WWII the old mark was obscured for obvious reasons.
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 35 pts · 48d
You can also just add words to rasict graf
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 26 pts · 48d
Ranger
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 9 pts · 48d
The guy who was as strong as the whole team of normal Rangers?
The team where they were literally color coded by race btw, except for the gay boy in blue.
Maybe less of a recapture because of direct directorial mandates than you would hope is all I'm saying
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 47d
That was a rather unfortunate consequence of not reading ahead in the material. Not much they could do about it either, since they wouldn't have the budget to film enough of their own scenes in the costumes until much later.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 47d
While the color coding could have been unfortunate coincidences, David Yost, the actor for the first blue ranger was bullied off the production for being gay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Yost#Career
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 5 pts · 47d
It's a consequence of the director being a publicly verified twat, but otherwise yeah. It certainly wasn't the intent of the original Japanese show runners.
SPRUNTnsfw@fedinsfw.app · 6 pts · 48d
Could have gone with White Powerless. Or White Bowery. White Plower?
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 47d
White Powerless is a great song from a great album by John Congleton!
sober_monk@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 48d
Saving this for later. Although most swastikas I've seen around are badly drawn lol
PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 21 pts · 47d
"hail hortler"
YellowParenti@lemmy.wtf · 6 pts · 46d
pleiades@lemmy.ml · 25 pts · 47d
I thought it was going to be
OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 47d
I kinda like this as a solution as well. Still completely wipes the swastika and adds niche humor.
Linktank@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 46d
Ah yes, miscarriage. Classic comedy.
forestbeasts@pawb.social · 2 pts · 46d
Honestly, it's more metahumor at this point.
darkstar@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 46d
ELI5?:(
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 46d
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/loss
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 47d
Gonna carry a sharpie around with me for When that skinhead with the tattoo on the metro falls asleep.
iocase@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 47d
I prefer to make them into loss but you do you
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NostraDavid@programming.dev · 7 pts · 47d
I prefer this smaller version:
:.|:;jdr@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 48d
That's a lovewins, not a reversed swastika!
w3ird_sloth@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d
Then go drop your heavy 'love wins' block on a fascist's head.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 47d
Step 3 feels like the RestOfTheFuckingOwl
Gloomy@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 46d
Came here looking for this comment.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 47d
I like that, even though it’s plainly not reversing the swastika.
bstix@feddit.dk · 5 pts · 47d
I like the one with the trash can better.
kamen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 47d
That's both wholesome and at the same time too much work for something that's probably getting defaced the next day.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 47d
Lately I've been working on this theory that the strife in the 20th century was the result of abusive and ridiculous 19th century parenting styles.
OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 47d
There was plenty of strife in the 19th century too but the weapons available were not as destructive.
Imagine the US civil war if one side had invented nukes.
Imagine the Napoleonic wars if Napoleon had tanks.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 47d
I wonder if Harry Turtledove wrote about that?
mirshafie@europe.pub · 4 pts · 47d
Yeah but nazis tend to draw the swastika the flipped.
puppinstuff@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 46d
looks at step two
mirshafie@europe.pub · 3 pts · 46d
step one will do it
HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub · 4 pts · 47d
"connect the outside lines"
That's enough you made Windows logo
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d
That’s still a Nazi logo
HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub · 2 pts · 46d
Understandable.
Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 47d
Can i get this in sticker form please?
MithranArkanere@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 47d
I would prefer it if people reclaimed them instead of overwriting them. Like turning them into the center of colorful mandalas.
I would be nice if people were reminded more often that it is a wrongfully appropriated symbol, and anyone who willingly gives it away is acting as an accomplice to that, whether they realize it or not.
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 46d
You can add little triangles to the end lines of each arm then a small building underneath and a swastika is now a windmill
TimeNaan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
I always drew a Windows 95 logo
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 47d
Just add 4 dots and it's the Hindu swastika.
ABasilPlant@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 47d
With two large caveats immediately apparent to anyone familiar with Hinduism:
the Hindu Swastika is not at 45° tilt
the Hindu Swastika is traditionally also never drawn in black, as far as I've personally seen. It's usually red / saffron.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 47d
I'm Indian and Hindu. Please don't try to explain my own religion to me. It can be drawn in black.
ABasilPlant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 47d
Hello from one Indian Hindu to another 👋
Hence my italicized "personally". I've just never seen it in black.
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 47d
An example.
Sorry about the quality... I downloaded it (it's my own photo, just not on my phone) and it appeared in the thumbnail for a random album, but wasn't in the album. Or any album. So it's a crop of the album thumbnail.
Project Swastik was a roads improvement programme in northern India. The swastika symbolises protection and it's ubiquitous in India (and Asia).
alapakala@quokk.au · -3 pts · 48d
this is, exploitable.
A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 48d
how so?
alapakala@quokk.au · -7 pts · 48d
Nazi re-revisionistically dogwhistling: Nazis can use this to dogwhistles with each other exactly how Norse symbols have been revisioned. Norse culture has nothing to do with Naziprop, but they can reutilize this.
I can def. see this as reclaiming tactics in say anarchist zones. But in neutral zones it could be utilized double-edged.
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 47d
Telling people not to paint over Swastikas that sounds like a dogwhistle
alapakala@quokk.au · -5 pts · 47d
Reading comprehension is something we all have to encourage. Try either finding a master tutor to guide you in antifa praxis, or rereading with a strong Black Anarchist perspective.
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 47d
They might have read your comment better than you did yourself.
alapakala@quokk.au · -3 pts · 47d
Then they would be composting Nazis, and making better arrows.
But I am sure that's what the “not-worth-reading” had in mind, right?
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 47d
Let's see. You called for a "master tutor" of "antifa praxis" but let's assume that was a joke. You posted a link to one of your own comments and described it as "strong". And now you're implying that your own comment, when read correctly, is able to single-handedly motivate people into direct acion. It all seems a bit patronising.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d
You're really over thinking this.
alapakala@quokk.au · -2 pts · 47d
I wish.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 47d
Same energy.
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 47d
So is love.
alapakala@quokk.au · 0 pts · 47d
VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 47d
where do you guys live where you see enough swastikas that you need to know how to alter them?
This feels like such an imaginary problem
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 47d
Genuinely and truly, I'm glad you live in a place and move in circles where this doesn't come up. But it's still good to know how to do. Part of how fascist hate groups make their presence known is by stickering or graffiting hate slogans or symbols on walls. It's one of the ways they enforce their ideology.
Anti-fascist graffiti artists in places where a lot of hate groups operate tend to have their work cut out for them. This is essentially just a public service announcement, like how to rescue a thirsty bee.
Spooge@lemmy.world · -16 pts · 48d
inkblade@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 48d
I am outside now in a bar. Am I not people on lemmy?
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus · 16 pts · 48d
Silly inkblade, pretending to be people
A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 48d
How do we know he is not a lizard person pretending to be human?
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 5 pts · 47d
On the Internet, no one knows you're a lizard person.
inkblade@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 47d
True. That is why we geckos like it here
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus · 4 pts · 48d
Well now I have to assume that to be true.
Wicked@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 46d
Kyle odom.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 47d