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Adidas bans German football fans from customising jerseys with the number 44 amid claims it bared striking resemblance to Nazi SS logo
UK Daily Mail ^ | April 1 2024 | KATHERINE LAWTON

Posted on 04/01/2024 12:22:57 PM PDT by knighthawk

Adidas has banned German football fans from customising Jerseys with the number 44 amid claims it bares a striking resemblance to the logo for the Nazi SS units.

The sports brand confirmed they have 'blocked the personalisation of the jerseys' but claimed the resemblance to the Nazi symbol was unintentional.

SS units were the most responsible for crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis during World War Two.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: knighthawk

i did nazi that coming...

sometimes a number is just a number.


21 posted on 04/01/2024 1:21:39 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: srmanuel
Not that I’m for banning numbers, but based on the picture in the article, if you slanted the number slightly it would resemble the Nazi SS logo.

And if you squint a little Nancy Pelosi looks like Gal Godot.

22 posted on 04/01/2024 1:28:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: stevio
Is the band “Kiss” banned too?

Kiss changed their logo for shows in Germany, starting decades ago.




23 posted on 04/01/2024 2:07:35 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: srmanuel

Right, and if you slant the number 69, it looks like two homo’s copulating. But of course, Adidas would be fine with that. /spit


24 posted on 04/01/2024 2:08:36 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Huhhh. Did not know that. Thanks.


25 posted on 04/01/2024 2:10:49 PM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die.)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

I hear what you are saying but we’re talking about Germany, where the heil Hitler salute will get you thrown in jail, it’s logical then that no company wants to be seen as allowing their products to be associated with the Nazi SS symbol.


26 posted on 04/01/2024 2:11:40 PM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: Flavious_Maximus

I hear what you are saying but we’re talking about Germany, where the heil Hitler salute will get you thrown in jail, it’s logical then that no company wants to be seen as allowing their products to be associated with the Nazi SS symbol.


27 posted on 04/01/2024 2:11:40 PM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: stevio
You're welcome. Apparently it started in 1976.

The members of Kiss and their manager weren't too alert but they learned their lesson and in addition to the stage lights, they changed the logo on the album and posters.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-german-logo/

28 posted on 04/01/2024 2:14:00 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Luke21
REGGIE! REGGIE! REGGIE!



29 posted on 04/01/2024 3:17:35 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: knighthawk

Some folks go to great lengths to stretch your imagination into being offended.


30 posted on 04/01/2024 3:59:37 PM PDT by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: SJackson

Proper “SS” lighting bolts always had to lean to the right. Never upright or stupid looking like the shirt.


31 posted on 04/01/2024 4:01:35 PM PDT by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

And yet Gene Simmons is Jewish.


32 posted on 04/01/2024 5:20:04 PM PDT by OneVike ( Just another Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike

Paul Stanley too.


33 posted on 04/01/2024 6:15:41 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: knighthawk

Good grief, “bared” should have been “bore”. Bared means naked.


34 posted on 04/01/2024 7:32:38 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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