Friday, February 6, 2009

My T-shirt

I want my T-shirt to have a Buddhist monk on the front wearing a swastika which is a Buddhist symbol for peace. Many people associate the swastika with Nazis when the truth is its origin is thousands of years old. By putting an image of a monk wearing a swastika instead of just having a swastika takes away from the initial disgust and creates a more intrigued feeling. I want people to look at the shirt and wonder why the monk is wearing a swastika and maybe have a caption along the lines of "Same symboldiffrent message".
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  1. JDCookFebruary 10, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    That symbol in Indian and Greek history is so close to the Nazis it's not readily noticeable. To avoid the negative reaction of people who might not bother with a closer look, maybe you could have two or three similar symbols like that on the shirt so folks would get the idea quicker

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