Date: 2020-06-20 05:13 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] anna_wing
I had no idea about the designation system for different types of prisoners in Nazi territory. I thought it was a stop sign at first. The easiest way to de-fang that might be to start using it in mundane contexts. Manhole covers, traffic signs ("moose crossing", that sort of thing). If any commercial enterprise has a logo involving a red triangle, it might be persuaded to sue for trademark infringement.

The swastika retains its proper meaning in Asia, since Buddhists, Hindus, Jains etc have successfully resisted attempts by westerners of both left and right to appropriate it (a lot of us were very happy that Japan stood firm against pressure to change the swastika symbol that is used on maps to signify a Buddhist temple (as opposed to a Shinto shrine, which has a torii gate symbol) for the Tokyo Olympics.

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