Am I the only one who thinks the 86 emblem looks like a swastika? - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

abraxis · 10-01-2014, 04:13 PM

Let me guess, a horse reminds you of a hippopotamus too?

Tcoat · 10-01-2014, 04:27 PM

This is one of one of those things with no right or wrong answer.
Some see it on their own, some see it if it is pointed out and some will never see it no matter how much they look.
The first thing out of my son's mouth when he saw the car was "why does it have swastikas on the side"? I had never noticed until he said that but now they are as clear as day!
Of course they are very stylized and not in any way supposed to be swastikas but the basic pattern is there!

themajesticone · 10-01-2014, 04:34 PM

WHERE IS IT

Jyn · 10-01-2014, 04:36 PM

How is this your first post like I am impressed got damn

Dake · 10-01-2014, 04:43 PM

If you really squint your eyes, you can make an argument for the right-facing svastika (or one of the Hindu symbols of Vishnu).

If you REALLY squint... and ignore everything else... and try really hard.

themajesticone · 10-01-2014, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dake

If you really squint your eyes, you can make an argument for the right-facing svastika (or one of the Hindu symbols of Vishnu).

If you REALLY squint... and ignore everything else... and try really hard.

Hahahaha ..... I see it now!

wbradley · 10-01-2014, 05:58 PM

I never would have noticed it. And believe me I'm the last person that would want to brandish a Nazi symbol. I wish racism and bigotry never existed. Maybe one day.

Choco · 10-01-2014, 08:05 PM

I didn't but now I do.

dnieves · 10-01-2014, 08:12 PM

it's a bit of a stretch.

abraxis · 10-01-2014, 11:43 PM

Actually SS makes more sense.

Some say they see a swastika on this clothing store in India. I still don't see it...

:P

Ghost of Akina · 10-02-2014, 03:13 AM

I know the first time I showed my wife an FRS she says. " ooh a scion SS, is that new?" No it's the same car I own and it says 86. " oh". Honestly when I look at i see SS mos of the time.

Canadian Greg · 10-02-2014, 04:47 PM

People really have nothing better to do these days it seems. I guess you can see anything you want if you imagine it hard enough. I personally do not.
I guess it's fortunate the car wasn't made in Germany.

calmtigers · 10-03-2014, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abraxis

Actually SS makes more sense.

Some say they see a swastika on this clothing store in India. I still don't see it...

:P

Actually... Hitler stole the swastika from the Hindu religion it was turned sideways a bit and into a symbol of hate. I think for the Hindus it means peace or divinity or something. There are a lot of the gods with it on their foreheads etc. (Hanuman etc wtc)

Edit: in the picture I believe they have it correctly turned (non-nazi form)

abraxis · 10-03-2014, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calmtigers

Actually... Hitler stole the swastika from the Hindu religion it was turned sideways a bit and into a symbol of hate. I think for the Hindus it means peace or divinity or something. There are a lot of the gods with it on their foreheads etc. (Hanuman etc wtc)

Edit: in the picture I believe they have it correctly turned (non-nazi form)

Yeah, yeah, we know but you're a little off on the generalizations. It was rotated 45 degrees to make is appear and motion to symbolize activity. It actually meant good fortune for the Hindus. It's also a Buddhist, Taoist and Norse symbol. There is no definitive proof Hitler stole it from Hindus, it's a very ubiquitous symbol around the world. Besides, the Nazi party had been using the swastika as a symbol of the Aryans, a Nordic race of noble people believed to have migrated and ruled territories around the Himalayan region. The Aryans were also the ruling class of the Vedic traditions that believed a dragon was slayed which gave rise to the sacred rivers springing from the Himalayas that gave birth to civilization in the Indus. Aryan is also the base word for Iranian or the original Indo-Europeans.

Anyway, it was just a picture of a clothing store, nothing more.

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abraxis Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: many Location: here Posts: 487 Thanks: 190 Thanked 279 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Let me guess, a horse reminds you of a hippopotamus too?

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Dake Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Houston Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 463 Thanked 818 Times in 413 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you really squint your eyes, you can make an argument for the right-facing svastika (or one of the Hindu symbols of Vishnu). If you REALLY squint... and ignore everything else... and try really hard.

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abraxis Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: many Location: here Posts: 487 Thanks: 190 Thanked 279 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Actually SS makes more sense. Some say they see a swastika on this clothing store in India. I still don't see it... :P

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Canadian Greg Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Black 2013 fr-s Location: Markham Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	People really have nothing better to do these days it seems. I guess you can see anything you want if you imagine it hard enough. I personally do not. I guess it's fortunate the car wasn't made in Germany.

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