See it’s funny you say that. My neighbor had a pumpkin that I SWORE was two lightning bolts, til I looked at it properly and it was the KISS logo. And say what you want about being a KISS fan, it’s a lot better than the conclusion that was initially reached. Benign explanations for things exist, and you have to look at more than a license plate to get an idea of someone’s beliefs.
it’s an even more ignorant ass person who ignores cultural context. i see a white person in the us waving around swatstikas and 88 i’m not going “well, in india and china…”
Sure sure. Unfortunately, this photo doesn’t have any of them. We have a license plate, with the words “BOOG88” from Indiana. Sure, it COULD be a reference to the two things OP alludes to. Or it could be someone born in 88 who loves the movie Open Season, or any of a dozen other rational explanations that don’t lead to blind hate. Innocent until PROVEN guilty and all that jazz.
88 also symbolizes fortune and good luck in Chinese culture, and is often used to sign off in Chinese language chats.
And the swastika used to be a Buddhist simbol, your point?
Not used to be. Still are. Symbols can represent a lot of things, and it’s an ignorant person to assume that they MUST represent the bad one.
That’s exactly what the Nazi’s say. These two lighting bolts? It’s nothing bro! I just like the number 88! 14 is my lucky number! Etc etc
See it’s funny you say that. My neighbor had a pumpkin that I SWORE was two lightning bolts, til I looked at it properly and it was the KISS logo. And say what you want about being a KISS fan, it’s a lot better than the conclusion that was initially reached. Benign explanations for things exist, and you have to look at more than a license plate to get an idea of someone’s beliefs.
it’s an even more ignorant ass person who ignores cultural context. i see a white person in the us waving around swatstikas and 88 i’m not going “well, in india and china…”
Sure sure. Unfortunately, this photo doesn’t have any of them. We have a license plate, with the words “BOOG88” from Indiana. Sure, it COULD be a reference to the two things OP alludes to. Or it could be someone born in 88 who loves the movie Open Season, or any of a dozen other rational explanations that don’t lead to blind hate. Innocent until PROVEN guilty and all that jazz.
or we could like, NOT enable obvious dogwhistling by bending over backwards to give people the benefit of a doubt