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This is a question without a general answer, because stigma changes on a person by person basis and there isn't a single thing that will end up immune to it, th
by philippejara 4y ago
This is a question without a general answer, because stigma changes on a person by person basis and there isn't a single thing that will end up immune to it, there is no better example of this taken to the extreme as some fringe groups holding the stigma of white supremacy over an "ok" symbol or a bowl cut[0].
The swastika is a bit more complicated because the western world's exposure to it isn't all that big, but I don't see how a symbol that is used by probably over 10% of the world population today and has been used for over 5000 years should be shunned, especially when you consider that it's not even the same symbol most of the time!
At the end of the day most of this stigma wouldn't be an issue if people would just stop assuming malice from others by default.
[0]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ok-symbol-hand-gesture-anti-defamation-league-bowl-cut-racism-hatred/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ok-symbol-hand-gesture-anti-def...