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Originally Posted by 1010011010
I am frankly flabergasted by your comment.
It's like insisting "Why do buddhists hate jews?" is a reasonable question.
If the symbol is being used to refer to its historical context, and not to (one of) its meaning(s) in contemproary society, I'd say it's the other way around.
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Swastikas can be a symbol of good luck. Very few people would have the balls to plaster it all over their clothing and wear it around under the pretext of luck though. For most people, the contemporary significance of the swastika can be traced directly back the ww2. Certainly one could wear a swastika as a good luck charm, but that person would be a fool to be surprised if that swastika were to be associated with naziism. Maybe it's not fair or rational, but then again, that's the way humans are.
You could claim that the confederate flag represents state's rights, but it could also easily be claimed that the confederate flag represents treason, and the fight for slavery with equal validity. It all depends on who you ask.
As for this particular instance, i'm all for people wearing whatever the fuck they want. Getting offended is a choice, often a very unproductive one. Looking at the dress i find it difficult to believe that she worked on the design for four years, though.