▲ 38 ▼ GOG sending emails with Nazi symbolism now? (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 1 month ago by Bomnam@discuss.tchncs.de to c/gog@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments This can't like just be a coincidence right? I feel like all of those symbols in the same tagline suggests something more than just coincidence.
[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 month ago (5 children) GOG has made a statement in picture form: permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Rogue@feddit.uk 29 points 1 month ago (1 child) So they were aware of the nazi symbolism and still sent it out, just not in Germany where it's illegal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skoell13@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago I am German and I also received the email permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rothe@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago What a pathetic excuse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago which is also abs bullshit this is the original title: "Slavic adventure 𖥞 ꥟ ϟϟ" those "ϟ" runes are Greek Koppa runes: which are an entirely different symbol to the Sowilo rune "ᛋ": so the whole "not displaying correctly" is completely fabricated (also you don't fucking need two of them side by side) imo someone snuck in a neo-nazi symbol in an email and GOG were either okay with it (if their not sending the email in Germany thing is legit - tho people are saying they got it there as well) or they're just too up their own asses to admit someone did send out a nazi dogwhistle and instead of investigating who and why they double downed on gaslighting - not a good look either way permalink fedilink source parent [–] banazir@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago They have since also posted an apology on Twitter: permalink fedilink source parent [–] nope@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) I mean the SS symbols on their own is bad enough but its not the only issue with this titel. Am I the only one seeing the wheel as a possible approximation of the Black Sun and the middle an approximation of the Kolovrat. (Which is heavily used by Slavic Nazis. Perhaps I'm pushing the association a bit far, but with the SS symbols it's not that far fetched... Right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oblomov@sociale.network 6 points 1 month ago @nope @banazir there's a distinct impression that the collection of symbols was specifically chosen to provide plausible deniability («it's not EXACTLY that thing») while still being a clearly recognizable dogwhistle. And honestly this just makes it worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 29 points 1 month ago (1 child) So they were aware of the nazi symbolism and still sent it out, just not in Germany where it's illegal? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skoell13@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago I am German and I also received the email permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skoell13@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago I am German and I also received the email permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago What a pathetic excuse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago which is also abs bullshit this is the original title: "Slavic adventure 𖥞 ꥟ ϟϟ" those "ϟ" runes are Greek Koppa runes: which are an entirely different symbol to the Sowilo rune "ᛋ": so the whole "not displaying correctly" is completely fabricated (also you don't fucking need two of them side by side) imo someone snuck in a neo-nazi symbol in an email and GOG were either okay with it (if their not sending the email in Germany thing is legit - tho people are saying they got it there as well) or they're just too up their own asses to admit someone did send out a nazi dogwhistle and instead of investigating who and why they double downed on gaslighting - not a good look either way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago They have since also posted an apology on Twitter: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nope@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) I mean the SS symbols on their own is bad enough but its not the only issue with this titel. Am I the only one seeing the wheel as a possible approximation of the Black Sun and the middle an approximation of the Kolovrat. (Which is heavily used by Slavic Nazis. Perhaps I'm pushing the association a bit far, but with the SS symbols it's not that far fetched... Right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oblomov@sociale.network 6 points 1 month ago @nope @banazir there's a distinct impression that the collection of symbols was specifically chosen to provide plausible deniability («it's not EXACTLY that thing») while still being a clearly recognizable dogwhistle. And honestly this just makes it worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oblomov@sociale.network 6 points 1 month ago @nope @banazir there's a distinct impression that the collection of symbols was specifically chosen to provide plausible deniability («it's not EXACTLY that thing») while still being a clearly recognizable dogwhistle. And honestly this just makes it worse. permalink fedilink source parent