I was wondering, can I have a Hindu swastika as my avatar? Or would that offend people on these boards?

 

Attached is my proposed avatar.

No.

In the end, it's just a picture, so sure, why not? It's not like it's going to come to life and bite anyone in the ass.

Edited January 5, 200719 yr by The Architect

No.

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Sorry The Architect, I've already vetoed the proposition.

Edited January 5, 200719 yr by Nartwak

Sorry The Architect, I've already vetoed the proposition.

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There's nothing to be sorry about, because I don't really care if roshan is allowed to use the avatar or not.

Edited January 5, 200719 yr by The Architect

...can I have a Hindu swastika as my avatar?

Sure. It's pretty.

yes.

You go ahead and try... but I almost got the ban for trying exactly that. I went a bit further, even, and used this nice 1920's postcard as my sig. Fio was unimpressed, and I was issued an official warning.

Use the avatar!!

It's a sun sign, not a swastika, the Nazis stole the design.

Yeah, you go ahead and use it, that way I'll have something new to report you for.

It's a sun sign, not a swastika, the Nazis stole the design.

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If youre referring to the one I posted, that is the real swastika(albeit a slightly more stylized variant). Svastika is a Sanskrit word. It dates back 5000 years in India to the Indus-Saraswati civilization. It is a Hindu/Buddhist symbol of auspiciousness, stability, evolution, devolution, holyness, eternity and is also a symbol of the sun god, Surya.

Edited January 5, 200719 yr by roshan

Several cultures over the world share/have shared it. Like the Halstat culture(pre-celtic) and good old Indo-European migrative folks known as Aryans.

What would be the motivation for using the sign? To spark controversy and tell the world to "look at me" or is it because you hold a strong beliefs in the Hindu religion?

To constantly remind myself of the underlying unity of all existence so that I dont forget it while posting on message boards.

Edited January 5, 200719 yr by roshan

It's a sun sign, not a swastika, the Nazis stole the design.

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Quoted for truth, even jews used it on their buildings before hitler shown up.

Actually Roshan I find your current avatar offensive.

 

The Red Cross being raped by a pair of pants WTF?

 

Several cultures over the world share/have shared it. Like the Halstat culture(pre-celtic) and good old Indo-European migrative folks known as Aryans.

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It's a sun sign, not a swastika, the Nazis stole the design.

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Quoted for truth, even jews used it on their buildings before hitler shown up.

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Not too many Jewish people feel like associating with the symbol now, though.

 

As the Nazis assimilated the symbol and are now synonymous with it, I don't think it is a good idea.

It's a sun sign, not a swastika, the Nazis stole the design.

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Quoted for truth, even jews used it on their buildings before hitler shown up.

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Those are still on their buildings mostly, also its used in scandinavia, india, japan, and indonesia, and by some tribes in south america

That'll teach you for posting before I've finished editing.

That'll teach you for posting before I've finished editing.

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I have seen that you're here, but you weren't writing/editing anything at that time.

Not too many Jewish people feel like associating with the symbol now, though.

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Not too many Jewish people feel like associating with the symbol now, though.

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I talked with a rabbi (or what) about this when i was in their 'main building' in Budapest, they say they have different onlooks on this, just like on cristianity,

some ot them actually agree on jesus being God's child, but don't call themselves christians because the people burning and such in the medieval times,

also there are those who openly use the swatiska as it was meant to be, and hope to archieve with this that the symbole becomes again what it should be.

 

if i remeber correctly jews have 13-26 different 'branches', like christianity has catholicism, protestantism, anglicanism, ect.

Actually Roshan I find your current avatar offensive.

 

The Red Cross being raped by a pair of pants WTF?

 

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Its the Rammstein logo.