Context: The company is German and has been around long enough (120 years) to have seen it used as a hate symbol during WW2.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    I appreciate the history lesson. I had no idea that people would take such offence to a funny observation I had about a symbol on a bike saddle.

    And I don’t think the company is led by nazis, nor do I think they intended for the symbol to look so similar to the one used by nazis.

    They were using a medical cross before, and this new one looks nothing like a medical cross in my opinion.

    This post wasn’t meant to be controversial or upsetting, and it seems to have triggered far too many people. I regret posting it.

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Also of note, the Bundeswehr logo is a slightly different variant of that same symbol, and is in current day use.