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Just so you know, I have no interest in or affiliation with any sort of nazism. What does 88 have to do with anything? For the record, I originally made this t
by hkthrowaway88 5y ago
Just so you know, I have no interest in or affiliation with any sort of nazism. What does 88 have to do with anything?
For the record, I originally made this throwaway to criticize the CCP’s oppression of Hong Kong (hence “hk”). 8 is a lucky number in Chinese.
As for throwaways, maybe look at the fact that any questioning of the currently predominant racism leads to accusations of nazism, and see if that explains why people might want to make their objections anonymously.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoJust for your knowledge (I’m Asian too so I had to learn this) 88 is a nazi dog whistle in America. Specifically, h is the eighth letter of the alphabet and 88 -> hh -> heil hitler. I don’t know how common it is among actual nazi circles to use that phrasing, honestly, because I don’t know any nazi communities, but that’s the common online belief.
- acheron 5y agoTo be clear, this is nonsense and nobody actually does it. It’s the same kind of bullshit as saying the “ok” symbol is racist or whatever. I don’t know how many people honestly believe it or if they’re all just trolling, but if people do honestly believe it then they are wrong.
- hkthrowaway88 5y agoJust so you know, most of that “nazi dog whistle” stuff (like the ok sign) was fabricated by trolls on 4chan. So maybe think for yourself a little before you go accusing people of things based on Internet hearsay.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoWait, how is it possible that you stated you don’t know what the person was talking about and then turn around and tell me the precise origins of the thing? Did you Google it?
- hkthrowaway88 5y agoI never heard of 88, but the ok symbol was definitely a 4chan creation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_gesture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_gesture So, I’m very skeptical of “secret Nazi dog whistle” nonsense. If something is incorrect, it sufficient to say that it’s incorrect, and explain why. Claiming something is a secret dog whistle for Nazis just means that you don’t have any credible refutation about its correctness.
- detaro 5y ago88 being used by nazis predates 4chan, it's not a recent invention.
- hkthrowaway88 5y agoAnd 8 being an indication of good fortune predates Nazism.
- detaro 5y agoSure, but utterly irrelevant to the perception of 88 in the west today. Feel free to remain "skeptical" of that, but don't be surprised about people making that association.
- dsr_ 5y agoIndeed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_88 (1970s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_88 (1990s) I also advise against using the fylfot or swastika, even though it has centuries of positive associations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika and then came the Nazis, who ruined it permanently.
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