wtf Hong Kong?

[I Hate Pants]

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Two Nazi-like swastikas are seen on the chest of Japanese robot-like "Robowaru" in this picture taken on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. A figurine of the "Robocon" character is being sold as part of a Coca-Cola promotion in Hong Kong. A rabbi from a Hong Kong synagogue says the toy is unacceptable and stores should stop selling them.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_775737.html?menu=news.quirkies

Here's something else:

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Swastikas and othe Nazi symbols are used as decoration in a Hong Kong clothing store, as seen on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003. Israeli and German diplomats have lashed out at a Hong Kong fashion company for using swastikas and other Nazi symbols. The Hong Kong-based firm designed a range of T-shirts and pants with Nazi symbols and launched new decorations this past week in its 14 stores. One branch projected Nazi propaganda films on the shop's wall
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On August 12, the Izzue clothing store chain announced that it had removed all Nazi-themed clothing and decorations from its stores following an international outcry.

[Mag]

To make the blatantly obvious post. :nazi:

[lightfire]

as long as people dont go join the "neo nazi's" now we are fine and also that swastica flag was used by other country's before the nazis ever did

[Mag]

However, it wasn't a skewed Swastika. Note the "real" Swastika was a symbol for peace. The Nazi version is tilted.

[UncleDynamite]

Who the Hell thought that Nazi swastikas would be stylish?

[OneManArmy]

:lol: I love asians... so damn crazy :lol:

[Biohazzard56]

:lol: I love asians... so damn crazy :lol:

[NoSurrender]

lol :rofl:

[Everay]

the swatsticka is the aryan good luck symbol, like some people have four leaf clovers or a lil trinkent blessed by a monk or something, aryans have swatstickas, though i dought most of em know what it really means, and inst34d see it as the Nazi evil symbol.....whoa, i typed inst34d like that on accident, i really am l33t

[EarlyDawn]

the swatsticka is the aryan good luck symbol, like some people have four leaf clovers or a lil trinkent blessed by a monk or something, aryans have swatstickas, though i dought most of em know what it really means, and inst34d see it as the Nazi evil symbol.....whoa, i typed inst34d like that on accident, i really am l33tI'm pretty sure it was a Japanese symbol first. That or Buddist. :confused:

[Ivan]

I'm pretty sure it was a Japanese symbol first. That or Buddist. :confused:
Your are correct sir. I've seen old Asian paintings with Samurai looking solders wearing swastikas.

[oddfish]

that's just confusing. :confused:

[Incompetent]

I'm pretty sure it was a Japanese symbol first. That or Buddist. :confused:It was used by alot of different cultures, you can't point to anywhere and say "it started there." I'm fairly certain it was used by some indian tribes and in south america, there was also a US army infantry division with a swastika on there patch up until the nazis started using them.

And yeah, Hitler just went down a list and picked the symbol he thought was coolest.

[oddfish]

It was used by alot of different cultures, you can't point to anywhere and say "it started there." I'm fairly certain it was used by some indian tribes and in south america, there was also a US army infantry division with a swastika on there patch up until the nazis started using them.

And yeah, Hitler just went down a list and picked the one he thought was coolest.


yeah, but, as with almost everything else: one douche bag always fucks things up for everyone else. all it takes is one asshole to poop it all up. just one.

[Lonehunter]

there was also a US army infantry division with a swastika on there patch up until the nazis started using them.
I was just thinking that, I don't remember the Company's name but they were in WWI.

[I Hate Pants]

I'm pretty sure it was a Japanese symbol first. That or Buddist. :confused:Thought it was Egyptian for good luck

And just so you know Hong Kong is in China not Japan

[Glaynor]

What a bunch of dumbasses in that company. What exactly happened in that meeting?

Moron #1 - We need a really cool new clothing symbol.
Moron #2 - What about Nazi Symbols and the Nazi Cross?
Moron #1 - Didn't they kill over 6 million ****, Gays and ******?
Moron #2 - Well, yeah, if you want to get specific
Moron #3 - That was so 40s.
Moron #1 - Okay, sounds good to me. That is the best we can do and nobody will be that upset.

[AztecWarrior]

Swastika or no swastika, there is no room for doubt with that clothing store that has propaganda films on the walls.

[Rbstr]

in china eh? this scares me a bit.

[Mag]

Swastika or no swastika, there is no room for doubt with that clothing store that has propaganda films on the walls.

The ironic part, is that they must all be suicidal, seeing as the nazi campaign was to design a race of Aryans. Though Hitler himself wasn't one. Hmm, perhaps they're just insane.

[Heavygain]

fuckin asian people, all they're good for are sucky sucky five dolla.

[JetRaiden]

well whatever, Im sure its just a case where their marketing department couldnt come up with anything new. kinda like all those variations of mountain dew.

I think its funny how theyre broadcasting nazi propaganda tapes in the store.

"YOU WILL BUY OUR CLOTHES! YOU WILL LIKE OUR CLOTHES!! YOU WILL COME BACK TO BUY MORE CLOTHES! HAIL HITLER!"

[Khronos]

one of my teachers had a quilt hanging up with different patterns on it, like alternating colors and in one block of it you could see a huge swastika..

[Jennyboo]

wtf :doh: ?

[SDM]

the swatsticka is the aryan good luck symbol, like some people have four leaf clovers or a lil trinkent blessed by a monk or something, aryans have swatstickas, though i dought most of em know what it really means, and inst34d see it as the Nazi evil symbol.....whoa, i typed inst34d like that on accident, i really am l33tI hardly think the use of a swastika on a red flag with black stripes being held by the Nazi eagle means good luck.:doh:


http://img12.exs.cx/img12/6159/nazi1.jpgGOOD LUCK!

[1024]

fuckin asian people, all they're good for are sucky sucky five dolla.Ok, time for you to stfu. There are people of asian decent present on the boards, if it matters.

[Onizuka-GTO]

fuckin asian people, all they're good for are sucky sucky five dolla.

You keep your racist opinions to yourself, if you haven't got anything decent to say, just don't post.

As for those who mentioned before, the swastika was taken from the Buddist "FALUN Law Wheel" theology, which is a sort of heavenly map of all the levels of this world and the next and the heavenly laws.
It is used mainly as a symbol of good luck, prosperity, and long life.

The original symbol is a mirror image of the one the nazi used, so if you flip the Nazi one, you will have the proper one.

http://www.innerx.net/personal/tsmith/LWC.gif

[Mag]

Note, it's also flat, not tilted. The good-luck one that is.

[martyr]

And yeah, Hitler just went down a list and picked the symbol he thought was coolest.

it was over the door in the monastary he worked in as a kid and he liked it