Submitted by mike95242 t3_11dgi8y in mildlyinteresting
ajv6200 t1_ja8i263 wrote
Reply to comment by dr3adlock in This vegetarian BBQ sauce has a swastika as their logo. by mike95242
Except it wasn’t the west that shat on it was it…
cheapcoffeesucks t1_ja8ijn2 wrote
Pretty sure USA, Europe, and Australia are all considered western
ajv6200 t1_ja8m557 wrote
Yes. But it wasn’t the “west” it was nazi Germany. It was the nazis… not the “west”. And on top of that, there is no reclaiming that symbol, both can be used concurrently, as a Hindu peace symbol, and a swastika. Neutralizing the symbol and making it common place would be insulting to all those who were affected by the swastika. This is a very nuanced debate, but neutralizing a symbol to make it less bad would be the same argument for letting anyone say the N word to decrease the weight the word carries… it’d be quite to neutralize either
cheapcoffeesucks t1_ja8mzeg wrote
You're right. I guess that was implied in you're use of "..."
ajv6200 t1_ja8n9wf wrote
I could’ve worded it better and been less dramatic lol, hope you have a good day boss
cheapcoffeesucks t1_ja8nc7g wrote
Samesies
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