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Originally posted by Gina_lynn:
...But if someone were to walk down the street wearing a swastika (sp?) and said that they were wearing it because it was a "pretty design" ...
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I'm deviating a bit from the topic here, however it is
very sad that the swastika now has such negative connotations because of the the Nazi regime. It was (and still is) used in many forms in the Hindu Indian culture to represent
positive things...however, even knowing this, my own default reaction is shock, when I do see a swastika. It's a horrible example of how a symbol has become twisted to represent completely opposite of what it truly means, and the misrepresentation has so thoroughly pervaded social consciousness.
I guess the moral of the story is definitely in keeping with the point of discussion:
educate yourself about the symbols you see around you, and what they mean to the symbol's originators or owners. And furthermore, don't assume that just because you see a symbol(s), you can make a blanket assumption about what/who you see associated with it.
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[This message has been edited by equeen (edited July 14, 2000).]