People Aren't Happy About These Peaceful Swastika Tees

A design company hoping to rebrand the swastika as a symbol of peace and love is feeling quite the opposite on social media. Per the BBC, KA Design’s shirts featuring a swastika next to words like “zen” and “peace” have been pulled from its online shop after an uproar. In an interview with Dazed, KA Design says that the design’s juxtaposition of swastikas emblazoned over rainbows evoking peace flags and the LGBTQ movement is meant to reclaim the controversial symbol: “We really like the symbol in its shape and aesthetics, and we would love to share the beauty of this symbol detached from the hatred associated with it.”

 The swastika, which means well-being in Sanskrit, had been used for at least 4,000 years across many cultures before it was co-opted in the 1930s by Adolf Hitler and used on the Nazi flag.

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