Am I the only one who thinks the 86 emblem looks like a swastika? - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

danthemann5 · 11-15-2012, 09:29 AM

Swastika? No, even after people have mentioned that there's a vague resemblance, I haven't been able to see it. I've never been able to get those "magic eye" puzzles either.

On the other hand, when I looked at the logo for the very first time, I saw the SS and thought "WTF?" before i realized it was an 86.

Nevermore · 11-15-2012, 09:29 AM

Okay, maybe not silly, but still annoying to hear how people are actually berating the drivers of this car because they think they see a swastika. I guess this stuff just happens though. I will say this, no one has said mine looks like a swastika or an SS yet, but pretty much everyone I've shown it to has asked what it is, which I enjoy because it's nice to be able to explain the history of the car, and the quirks of the creators with the borexstroke and exhaust diameter.

DarkSunrise · 11-15-2012, 10:20 AM

Yeah I never noticed it before, but after someone on this forum pointed it out, I can see it now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasper

They could have just used a space even a thin line to separate the 8 and 6 and this would not have been an issue should have asked a few random people if they could read it I had to google it after I bought the car because I wasn't sure and I remember the ae86 as the Corolla gts

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Out of curiosity I tried this. Not sure it helps. See poor MS Paint version attached...

zaptorque · 11-15-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Grishbok

gee, I guess marketing at toyota forgot to take into account the severe culturally debilitating disease known as ignorance. We should write them a letter to inform them that their logo contains an ordered array of lines that abstractly almost looks like a swastika to people who go around trying to find things that look like swastikas.

Ignorant.

please tell me how ignorance applies in this situation? ignorant of what? merely pointing out that at a glance, some seem to think the emblem resembles a swastika, and i thought this was an appropriate forum to gauge other 86 owners responses.... ignorance has nothing to do with it.

whaap · 11-15-2012, 10:41 AM

^^ LOL. It does make BS easier to identify.

chulooz · 11-15-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by zaptorque

please tell me how ignorance applies in this situation? ignorant of what? merely pointing out that at a glance, some seem to think the emblem resembles a swastika, and i thought this was an appropriate forum to gauge other 86 owners responses.... ignorance has nothing to do with it.

You really think ignorance has nothing to do with someone wondering if that is a swastika symbol on your brand new japanese car? Either they cant see straight, the dont know what a swastika looks like, or they are just dumb as rocks.

If someone asked me if that was a swastika on my car I would give them a weird look and ask if thats a swastika on their forehead.

zaptorque · 11-15-2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by chulooz

You really think ignorance has nothing to do with someone wondering if that is a swastika symbol on your brand new japanese car? Either they cant see straight, the dont know what a swastika looks like, or they are just dumb as rocks.

If someone asked me if that was a swastika on my car I would give them a weird look and ask if thats a swastika on their forehead.

of course no one seriously thinks in their right mind that they would put a swastika on the side of a car.......thats not what i was alluding to what-so-ever. merely that some people think the emblem RESEMBLES a swastika. kind of thought that went without saying

Texas BRZ · 11-15-2012, 10:54 AM

Maybe I'm a dummy, but I didn't know what Swastika was until I googled the term soon after I discovered this thread.

I don't know what to say... I feel the emblem enhances the car's 'coolness', if anything. I try not to complicate my mind, therefore I look at it positively.

Accurate Race Shop · 11-15-2012, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Yeah I never noticed it before, but after someone on this forum pointed it out, I can see it now.

Out of curiosity I tried this. Not sure it helps. See poor MS Paint version attached...

It is just not the best design I just thought it was a symbol of some sort and never paid attention to it at the dealer but when I got home I had to look it up because it still wasn't clear to me if it was 86 or a symbol of some kind

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Rayme · 11-15-2012, 10:59 AM

Pierce's drawing of a fan was much closer to the nazi sign. I lol'ed hard haha.

(Community reference).

Synack · 11-15-2012, 11:40 AM

I mean I can see it per picture below. But we all obviously know there were none of those intentions. I remember seeing a video where the 86 logo for this car was originally not slanted (italicized) but they implemented it to resemble the car drifting.

SVTSHC · 11-15-2012, 11:49 AM

What has been seen can never be unseen.

86'd · 11-15-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ottopilot

It's not silly it's just how the brain works. It's hard to spot the 86 especially when you don't know what you're looking at, so the brain just look in its directory for something that it knows about, and who can't recognized a nazi sign? It's not ignorance.

Exactly. I can easily see it, but then again I'm a card carrying Nazi...so...

Spartan65 · 11-15-2012, 01:51 PM

SS is in front of plenty of things as an acronym.
S.S. Minnow = Steam Ship that one still confuses me since the minnow was as big as a row boat on TV
SS= Scout/Sniper my former profession. Semper Fi
SS= Schutzstaffel which translates to Protective Squad / Praetorian Guards

People are going to see what they want, I just heard that the Monster logo M is made up of the Hebrew emblem hav three time hav=6
What I dont understand is how this.

equals this ( I felt bad for my brothers on this one )

Or how this

Equals this.

Food for thought

11-15-2012, 09:29 AM	#30
Nevermore Wayward Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Hot Lava 86 Location: Bust of Pallas Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 1,669 Thanked 2,312 Times in 1,386 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s)	Okay, maybe not silly, but still annoying to hear how people are actually berating the drivers of this car because they think they see a swastika. I guess this stuff just happens though. I will say this, no one has said mine looks like a swastika or an SS yet, but pretty much everyone I've shown it to has asked what it is, which I enjoy because it's nice to be able to explain the history of the car, and the quirks of the creators with the borexstroke and exhaust diameter. __________________

11-15-2012, 10:54 AM	#36
Texas BRZ Imperfect Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2025 C8 Z06s and more! Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 925 Thanks: 374 Thanked 307 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	Maybe I'm a dummy, but I didn't know what Swastika was until I googled the term soon after I discovered this thread. I don't know what to say... I feel the emblem enhances the car's 'coolness', if anything. I try not to complicate my mind, therefore I look at it positively. __________________

11-15-2012, 11:40 AM	#39
Synack Boosted Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Sideways Location: Atlanta Georgia USA Posts: 2,377 Thanks: 388 Thanked 716 Times in 414 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s)	I mean I can see it per picture below. But we all obviously know there were none of those intentions. I remember seeing a video where the 86 logo for this car was originally not slanted (italicized) but they implemented it to resemble the car drifting. __________________ *Nismo 370Z 300whp -> FR-S Turbo 450whp on E85 -> Z06 Corvette 500whp*

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11-15-2012, 09:29 AM	#29
danthemann5 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Clevleand, OH Posts: 55 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Swastika? No, even after people have mentioned that there's a vague resemblance, I haven't been able to see it. I've never been able to get those "magic eye" puzzles either. On the other hand, when I looked at the logo for the very first time, I saw the SS and thought "WTF?" before i realized it was an 86.

11-15-2012, 10:41 AM	#33
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s)	^^ LOL. It does make BS easier to identify.

11-15-2012, 10:59 AM	#38
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	Pierce's drawing of a fan was much closer to the nazi sign. I lol'ed hard haha. (Community reference).

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