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Originally Posted by stan4
To be fair, my heritage is Indian (the country) and you see the swastikas in many temples there as a prayer to perfection (perfect symbol for Nazis to steal). I always wanted a small tattoo of it, but now everyone will think...well, you know.
As ethnocentric as this country tends to be, it wouldn't occur to anyone that the Nazis don't own that symbol.
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The Nazi's adoption of the religious symbol is just another "victim" in history.
"Gay" originally meant "happy". I don't think straight people in the US will walk around saying I'm gay... Language (and symbols which are extension of language) is in context of the culture. Its not a bad thing.
With that said... there are stylized versions of the swastika that may pass as a religious symbol. I saw picture of one a while back in which the swastika was in the "correct" direction, curved, flanked with other symbols and encircled. Looked ok to me... I wouldnt' get it as a tattoo would have to have personal meaning to me.
If I were in her shoes, considering the stigma of such symbol, I would do everything possible to fund the removal or hiding it under another tattoo. I simply don't buy it that since her misunderstood youth that she wasn't able to save enough money to fund it. If its a priority, then she will find a way to pay for it.... the only other thought (also considering she asked "if OP dated a Jew?") is that the tattoo removal wasn't a priority and calls into question her views... I wonder if the OP offered to pay for it, would she be guarded or excited of such a gift.
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