tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post5496592089417207455..comments2023-10-22T22:09:30.735-05:00Comments on A Love for Art: Co-opting a symbolD.Macrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015231384680673802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post-68303638258675847572009-06-08T21:20:06.677-05:002009-06-08T21:20:06.677-05:00Maybe! I've never written anything even remot...Maybe! I've never written anything even remotely journalistic, but I'd be up for giving it a shot. Since you've done this kind of thing before - where would you start?D. Sky Onossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878129270916134167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post-79758023875758468812009-06-08T20:47:06.762-05:002009-06-08T20:47:06.762-05:00I have seen the other context of the swastika repo...I have seen the other context of the swastika reported, although very infrequently (like maybe once in my life!) But like Lorne said, some journalists are just as lazy and dumb as the laziest, dumbest people you'll ever know, which is why they would choose to not report (or even dismiss?!) the other side of the story.<br /><br />You do make an excellent point about the continuing diminishment of the original meaning of the swastika. Maybe I'll work up a positive story on it, could be a good time for publishing such an article (newsy is always good when trying to sell a piece). Wanna collaborate?Ryan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483357792768396464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post-62488951515308499382009-06-08T18:01:11.520-05:002009-06-08T18:01:11.520-05:00I disagree somewhat with that. I understand that ...I disagree somewhat with that. I understand that the family involved had no positive intent here, that's for sure. But by continuing to report on the negative use of this symbol without regard for or recognition of its use by other groups, those other groups are themselves cast in a negative light when and wherever they choose to use it. I don't recall seeing a swastika on the exterior of a temple anywhere in Canada - and I can certainly guess why that is. <br /><br />It would just be nice to see someone address this in the press once. In fact, in one of the articles I read, they quoted the young girl as claiming that the swastika had positive associations (good luck, the sun), and the journalist made pretty clear in their writing that they didn't believe her. Certainly that wasn't her parents' intent - but that alone doesn't make it true or false.D. Sky Onossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878129270916134167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post-74398397404744536742009-06-08T17:15:22.292-05:002009-06-08T17:15:22.292-05:00I wouldn't call the issue in question complex,...I wouldn't call the issue in question complex, there was no intent on the part of the parents to invoke any Buddhist symbols. While I understand the dualistic nature of the symbol (and wish that everyone else did too), the people who used in this context were not attempting to draw attention to its duality, therefore the journalists (the dumb and the smart) had no obligation to report on the Nazi's co-opting of this ancient symbol.Ryan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483357792768396464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11186098.post-40841370708923377162009-06-06T15:31:29.883-05:002009-06-06T15:31:29.883-05:00as a former (and sometimes current) journalist, i ...as a former (and sometimes current) journalist, i can say that various factors in newspaper journalism (including, far too often, woefully ignorant writers and editors) discourage this kind of exploration of the complexity of an issue.Lorne Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193001944115624092noreply@blogger.com