Posted on 07/28/2022 5:18:45 AM PDT by DoodleBob
A Georgia elementary school is under fire for its new logo that some parents insist resembles a Nazi symbol — prompting district officials to halt its rollout.
The new logo for East Side Elementary in Marietta was unveiled Monday, depicting the school’s eagle mascot along with its initials in blue font.
A message to parents said it was selected to “represent the eagle soaring into excellence,” as well as to honor the school’s history, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
But parents and other eagle-eyed observers, including some from the American Jewish Committee, quickly noted its “striking and uncomfortable” resemblance to the Nazi eagle.
“This only clarifies the urgent need for comprehensive Holocaust education at all level,” the advocacy group tweeted Tuesday.
The symbol initially featured an eagle gripping a swastika, but other variations depict SS bolts or a Celtic Cross, according to the ADL.
“It should be noted that eagles are a common symbol among nations worldwide, including the United States, and not every image of an eagle is derivative of the Nazi eagle,” ADL’s website states.
The rollout of the new logo has since been halted and officials are “immediately reviewing needed changes,” a district spokeswoman confirmed Thursday to The Post.
The design was actually based on a US Army symbol, district officials said.
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This is beyond stupid. People don’t care enough (IMHO) about what kind of education their children are getting, or what ideology is being pushed on them, but they get ‘up in arms’ about this?
We’re so screwed.
Der Schwarz Adler
Yep. Who let that past?
OMG!! Chicken Colonels are nazis.
Looks like some of the Roosevelt era socialist project symbols; NRA or some such.
It does look similar. All they had to do was have an eagle flying over a rainbow.
So any symbol with a stylized eagle is a Nazi emblem? BS.
The Romans
The French during their First Empire:
Also, the USA and the Hapsburgs with their double headed eagle.
They should look at the quarters in their pockets. They’ll be REALLY offended.
This reminds me of the controversy stirred years ago because a politician used the word “niggardly” in a speech and was accused of insensitivity.
Lesson being, you must be aware and sensitive about the abysmal ignorance of your fellow citizens and steer clear of anything that might remotely trigger them. This is the theory and practice of idiocracy: rule by the most stupid.
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Tell the snowflakes to take a pill. (and shut the hell up - we are tired of their whining).
Y’know... This HAD to go before several committees-—
...and nobody raised a finger and said, “Scuze me... I have a question...”
Nope. Rolled right through.
Looks kinda fascist, I admit. I think it’s mainly because it lacks detail like a classic American eagle. Also looks like FDRs “New Deal” stuff, which was kinda fascist, too.
But do I care? No.
Should we allow fascist to steal the symbol like sodomites stole the rainbow? No.
That said, it looks most like a symbol used in a bad sci-fi series to help you know who the bad guys will be.
Oh, please.
I recommend the rubber hose treatment for all who elicit woke proposals.
It would cease eventually.
Yup.
OK. No more eagles.
I guess we now have to go back and rebrand all of our symbols that use an eagle with Mr Franklin’s turkey.
You know, I wrote this to be sarcastic, but after thinking on it for a few seconds, I realized, if we did replace the eagle with a turkey or even a buzzard, someone or some group would be offended and again back to the drawing board.
Let’s just keep the Eagle.
Somewhere there is a graphic artist laughing
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