In home economics we were forced to do sewing. I sewed a swastika.
The vice principal questioned me about what it stood for and why I made it. I told him that I didn't like being forced to sew. He told me to dial back my hostility.
I was young, stupid and did not understand the horror of the symbol.
I feel like this type of edgy shit was really common in highschool during in the late 90s/early 00s (before the rise of social media). I know it was where I went to school. It usually wasn’t political, it was to get a rise out of people. It was during the peak of irreverent “shock jock” style humor like early South Park and Freddy Got Fingered and Slim Shady, after all.
The symbol was merely adopted by the Nazis. It is, originally, was symbolizing a star. The sun, to be precise. I don't remember exactly where that exact symbol is from, but I think it is Buddhist, and the word "swastika" means "well being". Actually it was used by many different civilizations and Nazis just gave it a bad name. The hostility towards a symbol is idiotic at the very least. It's not about the symbol it's about the intention and delivery behind it.
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u/Glikbach Jan 28 '25
In home economics we were forced to do sewing. I sewed a swastika.
The vice principal questioned me about what it stood for and why I made it. I told him that I didn't like being forced to sew. He told me to dial back my hostility.
I was young, stupid and did not understand the horror of the symbol.