Oh yeah. Circulating random swastika-labelled push notifications talking about a sickness that “aflicks (?) all Jews” is a pretty big no-no in most, if not all, of the civilized world.
Yeah, it would be wonderful if that symbol could eventually be reclaimed. Seems a bit far off though. Would English speakers know what you refer to if you say hakenkreuz?
In my native tongue it’s called hakekors, and I speak some German, so I’m not in a position to assess how understandable it would be to folks who only speak English.
Oh yeah. Circulating random swastika-labelled push notifications talking about a sickness that “aflicks (?) all Jews” is a pretty big no-no in most, if not all, of the civilized world.
Nazis called their symbol Hakenkreuz (Hooked Cross).
For some reason, anglos chose to use Eastern religions’ term for their holy symbols.
Yeah, it would be wonderful if that symbol could eventually be reclaimed. Seems a bit far off though. Would English speakers know what you refer to if you say hakenkreuz?
In my native tongue it’s called hakekors, and I speak some German, so I’m not in a position to assess how understandable it would be to folks who only speak English.
I think calling it ‘hooked cross’ would be a good start.