[GeoStL] Re: Opinions, please...would a swastika be offensive to you, even if it's part of the cache's theme?

  • From: Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:40:58 -0500

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This is a fine line, Mike (both of you). I would understand if the
symbol were no longer used, but several groups still use it today in
their hate-filled agendas. Would it be okay if people used racial
slurs on the cache page, even if they aren't prevalent in today's
society.

It's not personally offensive, but I know people that would be
offended because of it. I would just use a typical container. It's not
worth the issues that could come out in the future, even if the e-mail
group seemed okay with it. Geocaching is about the thrill of the hunt,
not a political debate.

Andrew Senger
asenger@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.yawetag.net
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. He's also
postmaster and probably traffic cop, too. All the jobs for sports
referees are probably filled, though." --Lemel Hebert-Williams



On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Mike Griffin<griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not to me.. It is not used in a derogatory manner and depicts a history era
> where the symbol was used. I worked for a company that had an Eagle as part
> of it's logo and had to change it because some countries were offended by
> it. Even though the Eagle was just a small part of the logo, some felt it
> was too much like the Nazi logo. Some might be offended by this but not
> me...
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Rogers
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:27 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Opinions, please...would a swastika be offensive to you,
> even if it's part of the cache's theme?
> Hello, all...
>
> I have a question...I am currently creating a puzzle cache. The basic
> premise is that some disgruntled ex-Nazis plan to kidnap Sir Winston
> Churchill after delivering his "Sinews of Peace" (Iron Curtain) speech in
> Fulton, MO. Basically, it's up to the cacher to decipher the clues to get to
> a container left for the ex-Nazis to enact their plan before they do. The
> container is the final cache location.
>
> To keep with the theme, I found an eagle/swastika stencil kind of like the
> one used in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and was planning on using it to
> decorate the final cache container. The final container will be inside
> another container that will be locked by a combination lock, so it will not
> be seen by anyone that is not meant to find it.
>
> So I ask...would such markings be offensive to you if you were to find the
> cache?
 

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