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Out of curiosity I checked out the "New Tartans" page. The most recent item is: https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12260 https://www.tartanre
by pulisse 8y ago
Out of curiosity I checked out the "New Tartans" page. The most recent item is:
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12260 https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12260
which, sadly, seems to have been registered on behalf of a white supremacist cult.
- peteretep 8y agoDunno why you're getting downvoted, seems factual: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asatru_Folk_Assembly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asatru_Folk_Assembly
- jstanley 8y agoWhy is that sad? It's a good thing that anybody can register a tartan regardless of whether they are "desirable".
- daleharvey 8y agoThe fact that white supremist cults exist is saddening for a lot of people, especially when having to share space / be reminded of them. Interesting usage of the air quotes you have there.
- otabdeveloper1 8y agoIf it was a black supremacist cult, would that have been OK?
- dang 8y agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News?
- talmir 8y agoAs an Icelandic man that loves his ancestry and the viking themes and styles accompanying that I just have this to say: Right wing kheads, stop using our legacy and legends as a vehicle for your ked up beliefs! Vikings and norse people were not pure, they assimilated whatever culture they came into contact with, including blood, as they spread across europe. Seriously, go make up your own weird ass religion to cling your racist beliefs to. It worked for scientology! I hate the fact that I have to think twice about getting a line from a viking script tattooed on my arm because it might be thought of as right wing.