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Use of the Puzzle logo in national newspaper

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over 3 years ago

Great to have this positive coverage in the Guardian but do others find it very disturbing that a national newspaper is using the puzzle piece to depict autistic people?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/20/at-47-i-discovered-i-am-autistic-suddenly-so-many-things-made-sense

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  • over 2 years ago

    I am entirely unoffended by puzzle pieces, they ain't swastikas. I have had a lifetime of being puzzled by my sensory issues and my problems communicating with, and connecting to, other people, so a puzzle piece seems quite appropriate.

  • over 2 years ago in reply to Martin
    Martin said:
    they ain't swastikas

    The Swasti or Swastika was hijacked by the German Nazi party from Hinduism. The Swasti is a symbol of good fortune and the entire planet has a responsibility to help Hindus reclaim their symbol of good fortune.

  • over 2 years ago in reply to Deleted user

    I think that is a lost cause, despite many non-Nazi swastika representations being in reverse. The symbol is far from being limited to Hinduism, it is and was found in places far from the Indian sub-continent. The oldest representation known is around 15,000 years old.

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  • over 2 years ago in reply to Deleted user

    I think that is a lost cause, despite many non-Nazi swastika representations being in reverse. The symbol is far from being limited to Hinduism, it is and was found in places far from the Indian sub-continent. The oldest representation known is around 15,000 years old.

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