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

  • From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:30:17 -0500

Michael, I think you made the right call by removing it. There are some
things that are so despicable they should not be used.  While some may not
be offended, you should not take a chance with something like a swastika.
It certainly could deeply offend many people.  Look at how offended some
people get over burning the flag.  I never got to know two of my uncles that
were killed fighting Nazis.  So one of the things a swastika symbolizes to
me is the hate that prevented me from ever knowing my uncles.  Perhaps
things have gone too far on PC.  But a swastika is the symbol of hate and
mass murder. This is not about being PC.  Is there any symbol more offensive
than a swastika? 

 

 

Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"

From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:24 AM
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Opinions, please...would a swastika be offensive to
you, even if it's part of the cache's theme?

 

I appreciate everyone's opinion on this matter. As I simply would hate to
have a bunch of drama over a simple geocache, I altered the design I
originally had just a bit. I took out the swastika and replaced it with a
geocaching logo I found on Google.

 

This is the result...I think it still has the flair I was going after, and
at the same time should not be angsty:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/Mizzou02RS/mystencil.jpg

 

-Michael

 

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From: Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:14:42 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Opinions, please...would a swastika be offensive to
you, even if it's part of the cache's theme?

I guess it's like having a cache with a Union or Confederate flag on the
cache.  It's all a history lesson, good, bad or indifferent. I think people
are too concerned in being "politically correct" that they fear the
consequences of being stereotyped as a bad person.  My advice - add a little
history lesson to the cache page and go for it.  The find logs will speak
for themselves.
BBD1

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