Sorry about the delay we had some quality control issues... the black shirts start shipping today. If you want one they are $20.00 plus priority shipping use store to checkout .... jimmy.dickens@hotmail.com
Mostros the reason is simple.There is no reason.It looked cool on the design so I left it.I am pretty sure that "most" people who are into bikes & the culture these days know that the Nazi symbols like the warbird,swastika and the SS does not carry the same meaning now as it did then... unless you are very clear about waht you want it to mean. This is not the case.It's an old buzzard with a war helmet on...maybe he took it from a dead nazi??These symbols have many uses and meanings in different cultures.Here are a few: Archaeological record Historical use in the East Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Other Asian traditions Historical use in the West Classical Antiquity Pre-Christian Europe and folk culture Baltic Celtic Finnish Germanic Sami Slavic Medieval and Early Modern Europe Native American traditions Western use in the early 20th century
Post-WWII stigmatization in Western countries European Union
Finland Hungary Poland Iceland Ireland Brazil United States Satirical use Controversy over Asian products Contemporary use in Asia Mongolia Japan Indian Subcontinent Taiwan Tajikistan New religious movements Theosophical Society Raëlian Movement Ananda Marga Falun Gong Neopaganism Thank you for your concerns.I hope I did not offend you.
Thank you for the thorough explanation. Since I ordered a t-shirt, I just wanted to be sure that my efforts weren't supporting intolerance. I was inclined to think that the graphic symbol was just for aesthetic reasons and not as a symbol of oppression... however one can easily understand if someone were to think the latter. Happy building/riding. I continue to enjoy your blog.
I am curious as to why you have the German Nazi "SS" symbol on the buzzard's helmet, and on other images related to your blog?
ReplyDeleteMostros the reason is simple.There is no reason.It looked cool on the design so I left it.I am pretty sure that "most" people who are into bikes & the culture these days know that the Nazi symbols like the warbird,swastika and the SS does not carry the same meaning now as it did then... unless you are very clear about waht you want it to mean. This is not the case.It's an old buzzard with a war helmet on...maybe he took it from a dead nazi??These symbols have many uses and meanings in different cultures.Here are a few:
ReplyDeleteArchaeological record
Historical use in the East
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Other Asian traditions
Historical use in the West
Classical Antiquity
Pre-Christian Europe and folk culture
Baltic
Celtic
Finnish Germanic
Sami
Slavic
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Native American traditions
Western use in the early 20th century
Post-WWII stigmatization in Western countries
European Union
Finland
Hungary
Poland
Iceland
Ireland
Brazil
United States
Satirical use
Controversy over Asian products
Contemporary use in Asia
Mongolia
Japan
Indian Subcontinent
Taiwan
Tajikistan New religious movements
Theosophical Society
Raëlian Movement
Ananda Marga
Falun Gong
Neopaganism
Thank you for your concerns.I hope I did not offend you.
Thank you for the thorough explanation. Since I ordered a t-shirt, I just wanted to be sure that my efforts weren't supporting intolerance. I was inclined to think that the graphic symbol was just for aesthetic reasons and not as a symbol of oppression... however one can easily understand if someone were to think the latter. Happy building/riding. I continue to enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteAny chance I can get one of these with the buzzard on the front?
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