So what is the “intentional inclusion” motive theory here? That there is a conspiracy at the wrapping paper company (“Hanukkah Wrapping Paper”? Is that a thing distinct from just “wrapping paper”?) to get Jewish people to inadvertently buy paper with swastikas hidden on it then wrap kosher gifts in it, thereby making everything somehow unclean, contaminating the Hebrew race and destroying the Jewish faith?
It seems a little … nuts.
It is like the people who look at Disney art to find all the places where the lines come together to vaguely resemble a cartoonish abstract depiction of a penis.
Most likely: this is completely unintentional and one of the things that happens when you do unit-segment line art of this sort.
These actually bend in both directions (take the four adjacent instances and two of them bend clockwise while the other two bend counter-clockwise). Which IMHO makes it more likely to be an artifact of the pattern because that (mirror imaging) is exactly what happens in this kind of art.
I could understand her being shocked or surprised when she saw it. And I can understand her alerting the manager to it so they could resolve the issue. What seems really over the top is going to your rabbi and losing your shit. Oy vey.
Here’s an example of not overreacting in a situation where clearly you could: a local woman here was making dinner and a bullet from a .22 calibre pistol fell out of the frozen Brussels Sprouts bag and into the water. It was only discovered when her husband BIT the thing…no really, that’s not a pun. Luckily nobody was hurt, and she actually made a joke when interviewed about “gee, I’m glad I didn’t microwave them like it said on the package!”
See, now THAT is recognizing an issue and recognizing there really isn’t a need to overreact. She had every reason to and chose not to. The woman in this story chose overreaction.
I may be less imaginative than some, because I really had to delve deep into this design to see it, and I only saw it because I was told I would by this article. Sometimes, though, to paraphrase old Freud, an abstract design is just an abstract design.
I try and be respectful of those with religious beliefs, since I don’t have them, but this reminds me of my Evangelical Aunt. She took (or gave?) great pains to punish my cousin and I if she heard us say something as innocuous as “gosh”, because it’s too close to saying “God” and we shouldn’t blaspheme.
I’ve also heard that if you really look for it, the number 5 can be found in almost anything, and that’s a symbol of the Illuminati.
Yes, this was a design artifact, but one that someone should’ve noticed and suggested a different design.
For those who are complaining of overreaction, the Nazi Swastika is a design that is still used to target Jewish people today, getting spray painted on synagogues and cemeteries, etc. We don’t know this person’s personal history with this symbol.
I just did and all I can say is wow and I don’t mean that in any way as being overwhelmed. I have no doubt this was not done intentionally but apparently the Navy is supposed to be changing this or has already done so. Sometimes faux outrage is just that, as is evidenced every day by the republican party - making mountains out of molehills
And might I add,no one would ever know if was in the shape of a swastika if they weren’t looking at it from the sky or google maps.
Of course they had to get it out of the stores! Now!
America is like, awesome! And this was like, so not awesome! It’s almost like it was in there to show how not awesome we are. I’ll bet the Democrats put it there! I wouldn’t put it past them. The un-Amercan, un-awesome scum. I blame Obama!
