Nazi symbols and "immersion": boundaries?

razark · 06-16-09, 04:20 PM

I was done with this discussion before the other thread was locked, I don't feel further arguing is going to change anybody's mind. As one of those who kicked this anthill over though, I will repost my last message from the previous thread and leave it at that.

Razark

Previous response:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=156
And I don't have a problem with someone posting a sig picture, in the context of a WWII subsim discussion forum. If they start posting "in character", then I would probably have a bit of a problem. If they start dressing up and role-playing in the real world, they're taking it way too far, unless they are doing so as a re-enactment.

A different opinion. If the swastika bothers you that much, don't look at it, ignore it. Life will go on.

If the Germans wish to ban the symbol, they shall. I believe that making a symbol forbidden only gives it that much more power. They don't control everybody, though, and people are free to do what they wish in other places. If I recall correctly, the Germans do allow the symbols of the Third Reich to be used in artistic and historical context. I guess you could define a sig picture as art.

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06-16-09, 04:20 PM	#11
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	I was done with this discussion before the other thread was locked, I don't feel further arguing is going to change anybody's mind. As one of those who kicked this anthill over though, I will repost my last message from the previous thread and leave it at that. Razark Previous response: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=156 And I don't have a problem with someone posting a sig picture, in the context of a WWII subsim discussion forum. If they start posting "in character", then I would probably have a bit of a problem. If they start dressing up and role-playing in the real world, they're taking it way too far, unless they are doing so as a re-enactment. A different opinion. If the swastika bothers you that much, don't look at it, ignore it. Life will go on. If the Germans wish to ban the symbol, they shall. I believe that making a symbol forbidden only gives it that much more power. They don't control everybody, though, and people are free to do what they wish in other places. If I recall correctly, the Germans do allow the symbols of the Third Reich to be used in artistic and historical context. I guess you could define a sig picture as art.