If you see a swastika tattoo on another person, what thoughts would go through your head (if any)? Do you not think anything at all, are you appalled, or do you realize it has other meaning than just a symbol of Nazi Germany and don't even pay any attention?

I only know it for one thing, so when I see it I think of that one thing and it makes me sick.

i only know of one meaning so i would hate it. what else does is stand for??

I know it has other meanings and it's not my body.

I know it was the symbol of Hitlers group and all that but I also know a lot of skin heads and white power groups who have swastikas everywhere... so, it makes me sick

i know the other meanings and it still makes me cringe.
its suck a shame something good got changed into something so terrible

Quoting aPea:“ If you see a swastika tattoo on another person, what thoughts would go through your head (if any)? Do ... [snip!] ... are you appalled, or do you realize it has other meaning than just a symbol of Nazi Germany and don't even pay any attention? ”

I know it has other meanings but because Germany used it for hate, rather than peace, I'd be a little disgusted and unsure if THEY knew it's real meaning.

I believe in China it is a symbol of good luck. My BF's brother is teaching there and they have them all over the place. He brought him back one and said the chinese believe its a symbol of luck.

Well, the swastika doesn't just have one meaning so I don't pay much attention to it.

Quoting R.I.P HEAVEN:“ i only know of one meaning so i would hate it. what else does is stand for??”

It's an ancient (over 3,000 years old) symbol that was used in lots of different cultures. It can be called different things:

* China - wan
* England - fylfot
* Germany - Hakenkreuz
* Greece - tetraskelion and gammadion
* India - swastika

Some stolen googlage:

The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix.
Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck. Even in the early twentieth century, the swastika was still a symbol with positive connotations. For instance, the swastika was a common decoration that often adorned cigarette cases, postcards, coins, and buildings. During World War I, the swastika could even be found on the shoulder patches of the American 45th Division and on the Finnish air force until after World War II.

If it was surrounded with SS symbols and pictures of burning crosses and had "Kill all non whites" under it, I might be a bit bemused. Other than that, I wouldn't care. It has other meanings too.

Quoting ♥ Brown Eyes:“ If it was surrounded with SS symbols and pictures of burning crosses and had "Kill all non whites" under it, I might be a bit bemused. Other than that, I wouldn't care. It has other meanings too.”

I always thought that way, too. But we recently met somebody through my sister, and I mean, I don't have to be around him at all so it doesn't really matter to me. But his chest is one huge, giant swastika. I've met him twice and he didn't wear a shirt either time. He knows no other meanings for it, because I asked him. I'm white, and from a very small town, and have plenty of loved ones who are rednecks and country as all get out. Yet this is the first time I've encountered a tattoo like this. I see Confederate flag tattoos every day, but for some reason, the swastika just makes me feel really uncomfortable. I can't stand any kind of discrimination, not even a little. Like, I have a severe aversion to it, it makes me nauseous. During school, I would have panic attacks when we talked about the Holocaust, segregation, slavery, or women and blacks not being able to vote.

Quoting aPea:“ I always thought that way, too. But we recently met somebody through my sister, and I mean, I don't ... [snip!] ... would have panic attacks when we talked about the Holocaust, segregation, slavery, or women and blacks not being able to vote. ”

  Does he act outwardly racist? If he makes you uncomfortable, that's a big red flag.

Quoting ♥ Brown Eyes:“   Does he act outwardly racist? If he makes you uncomfortable, that's a big red flag.”

He's a "tattoo artist". I put that in quotations because most people around here think if they can get ink under your skin, that they are a tattoo artist. Anyway, he's covered in tattoos, this one is just very big and prominent on his chest. So after being around him for a few minutes, and him talking to us about his various tattoos, I asked him what that big one on his chest meant. He looked at me like I was smurfing crazy and said "It's a swastika". I said "Oh, OK. What does it mean?" and he eyeballed me until somebody else said something. His head is shaved, but around here, everybody's head is shaved so I'm not judging it and I'm obviously not including that in my opinion. He seems like... I don't know. I don't want to be around him, and I wish my sister's kids wouldn't be around him, either.

This is what you're doing instead of messaging me back? lol!

Harry saw on some movie in 10th grade where these 4 soldiers put their guns together in a circle and it made that symbol. He always said he wishes it didn't have an underlining meaning of hate because he'd love to get it tattooed.

I wouldn't get it personally, and this is stereotypical but if I saw a dirty looking teenager with it, I'd think he was ignorant and would soon regret that tattoo. I do think it portrays power and it's a shame that the German's used it as a symbol of their hate and terrible things that they did, because they've ruined it forever.

I don't think it's appropriate for anyone to get it, just out of respect for the people who died behind it, although I do understand why someone would think of using it for the original meaning.