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A friend of mine is a kindergarten teacher, and he sent this to me this recently. Needless to say he had to bite his tongue not to laugh, and made sure it was taken apart before putting the blocks away.
Because how do you explain to a 5 year old that some shapes have very bad meanings because somebody once killed 6 million plus people under it?
CyborPolice
Oh gee a symbol hurts me
HitlersOven
NDdesu
Just look at it like a Buddhist swastika. 卍
PUNISHER88
The Reich is strong in this one, he will spin that spinner for the glorious nation....lol
Jhonny0darko
Good thing it's a sauwastika
riflemanreed
I bet he saw that home.
hsindi91
What does someone killing a million people have to do with fidget spinners?
StormageddonDarkLordOfAllAKAAlfie
Heiled it.
pdbravo
I don't think the shape is the bad bit, I think what people did to other people was the bad bit, not the logo.
pdbravo
McDonalds made some bad burgers, know what we should do? Ban all curvy 'M's that'll sort it, what's next?
ClassicRand0
Bad shapes? 6 million PLUS people? Are you talking about the cross and the crusades?
EvilEkips
Those had under 3 million deaths. (1-2M is estimated). He is talking about World War 2, which had like 50-60M casualties.
lairdnope
I used to draw this shape all over my religious education books before I knew what it was. I just got in trouble without knowing why.
MrPippin42
Yet build a lego hammer and sickle and who cares, despite Stalin killing at least 10 million in Ukraine, alone.
overweightCorgi
When I was a kid those were beyblades
NathanSonOfMichaelBay
sonof
Just because your racist (or offended) mind sees it differently doesn't make his action/symbol racist or offensive. Eye of the beholder.
OlafJS
To be a bit more accurate; 6 million jews, 7 million non-jew, 11+ millions in total
Sasuuni
Although technically 11+ is correct, usually 6+7 is written as 13.
OlafJS
A small typo there, my bad
DatToni
As a Jew, i prefer to see a kid build a swastika rather than playing with a fidget spinner, what is happening with you 2017?!
IHaveAHotdogUpMyAss
I will not have people with anime avatars teaching our kids
LokiShinigami
Hey look, it's the symbol for Thor!
flamingflamingo
I honestly thought the joke here was that since it was made of cubes, it couldn't spin. I didn't even realize the swastika element.
somenerandom
When I was a kid(like 8-9 y/o) I drew swastikas on my arm with a pen. I had NO idea what it means, just thought the shape was cool. Man >
somenerandom
my dad was so fucking pissed. Got an extensive and angry history lesson then.
Tiddlywanker
Once I was drawing on my middle finger with it up,with a marker &i didn't know that was bad,they made a huge deal out of it at school -_-
areibold
Shapes have no power, context should matter. Whether it's a swastika or cross, let's kids express their creativity. Adults too. Context.
Cheomesh
That boy ain't reich
etn4
Until he turns it upside down, it's not nazi swastika. :p
imgurcommocrugmi
Yeah. He has to flip it and hold it an angle for it to be the right one.
theyar
And add another block to the ends of each line.
Enkeria
A side note, I can't remember which way, but the reversed way of that sign is a "good" sign in Japan.
DoYouLikeBread
Same in Hinduism. I grew up knowing to draw it the way this kid has constructed it
PoppyOK
It's a sign used on maps to show temples. The shape is a crucifix anyways. Been around long before the Nazis appropriated it.
Enkeria
Right. Many do not know about it.
wobblecopterr
TIL hitler squished 6 million jews with a fidget spinner
Thewayofthebear
Fuck, my first laugh of the day.
ExtremeAndViolentButtFun
It was a realllly big fidget spinner.
Insomnia297
11 million people.
thatguywhoisnttoowitty
Exactly, pisses me off when people ignore the other 5 million
auzziefella
Shapes have no power. People are just easily offended
Goose36
midd1eearth
Thank you. Offense can only be taken, not given
FartBoner69
"They are just symbols and I leave symbols for the symbol-minded" - George Carlin
sissichu
Not to mention this shape isn't only about nazis
Sauroctonus
Hindus, Buddhists and other religions have used it far more than Nazis ever did, or could.
Xyolak
Calling bs due to Elder signs.
Neogreenyew
Amen
JMensch
People give meaning to shapes. The only difference between a traditional swastika and the Nazi one is orientation.
kerrath
while that's true, i'd still not recommend getting a tattoo of the other kind of swastika.
YeahLinguisticsBitch
The real problem is that he tried to make a fidget spinner.
WhatRaySay
I have one on my desk to fuck with while I'm sitting in teleconferences n shit... don't get why it's cool to hate em, it's just a toy ffs
Sobostio
Real talk there
zellar2020
I guess you did nazi that one coming huh?
BachelorGourmet
yeah, about that. what a lot of us in the adult world consider ironic jokes, are actually a legit part of youth culture. like dabbing.
vegemitelover
It's just a fad. What's the difference between them and tamagotchis or any other trend that has occurred in any decade?
YeahLinguisticsBitch
It's not so much the fad, it's the people who first bought into it, then used it to annoy everyone around them to no end. Like vaping.
Matty3D
People look fondly back on Tamagotchis though.
spaceindian
Have you seen my pet rock? I think it ran away last night!
diabLoDesignz
They arent young anymore.
diabLoDesignz
I meant they forgot how it to be young and just have fun with maybe simple and idiotic things. TAMAGOTCHI FTW. And Jojo.
vegemitelover
Every generation has said that about the younger generation. Just let people enjoy what they enjoy.
Poonjabberjunior69
They just seem more annoying now that social media and YouTube exist, and you can find videos of grown ass men claiming to be pro fidgeters
madmardagan
Hey he did a great job color coordinating the design. I'd have just told him great job.
HappyJello
Tell him great job and not to give up on his dream of painting
canadiantimberwolf
I mean, it sounds like that's exactly what the teacher did
Chandlers3rdnipple
It looks all right to me
registeredtoproveimawesome
That is a very good point.
itislikeitis
Good job Adolf
LitteralyHitler
B L U S H
BronzeLeaguePro
That's not the right one though. The swastika angles right, not left. So he's off the hook on a technicality.
Sirsir94
Plus the prongs on the outside are longer, makes the whole thing like a square.
DoYouLikeBread
The swastika is also a religious Hindu symbol. I grew up knowing to draw it the way this kid has constructed it
foxhoundunit89
That and the legs aren't long enough. It's supposed to be square
Paxtonnnn
See? He knew what he was doing.
Wuesty93
I remember its to the right because in 2nd grade, we graded our own work. To save time i made X next to everything if it was correct ....
Wuesty93
I'd turn each line into a checkmark. My parents were quickly notified and I was told I wasn't allowed to draw that symbol.
cmklugger
He flipped it over for that reason
BronzeLeaguePro
Just to spite the Australians?
SPCGlitterFart
I was gonna say, technically isn't that a Tibetan peace/good luck symbol?
FungusForge
I thought the swastika was the tibetan peace symbol. Hitler just fucked up its meaning by killing jews under it. What I was told at any rate
LokiShinigami
Symbol for Thor as well.
NZSheeps
So why didn't they use that on the movie posters?
oscillatingdogfan
I'm trying to come up with a pun involving Thor and Nazis....
oscillatingdogfan
Best I got is this: What do you call a Norse Nazi whose been hit with a hammer? A Thor Nazi.
oscillatingdogfan
I know, it's terrible, but I don't see anyone else contributing to this.
fetalbovineserum
No it's a Hindu peace symbol. The swastika has religious importance in India, and the word itself is Sanskrit.
PigMarshBetweenTwoSaltWaters
It has been used in many cultures around the world, typically as a sun wheel and/or a symbol of peace. Or as a symbol of eugenic beliefs.
fetalbovineserum
I agree, but the word itself is Sanskrit.
PigMarshBetweenTwoSaltWaters
This is true.