Soooo you would not be interested in my new knife from Tactical Raptor Kill Shanks? I got pretty good feedback on the name from the video gamers forums. Maybe if we just used the picture logo instead...IMO anything that is just the company name spelled out sucks. If its a makers mark or image, as long as it's SMALL and tasteful, I'm ok with.
IMO anything that is just the company name spelled out sucks. If its a makers mark or image, as long as it's SMALL and tasteful, I'm ok with.
I know it seems silly too but being Jewish I prefer logos that don’t have a cross in them.
Viper knives like the billboards too. It's the only reason I haven't owned one. Always get cold feet on a purchase.
I know it’s an old thread, but this particularly struck me...
I feel the same way. I have no problem with a company who’s ownership holds deep religious, political, or social values. But if your product/logo visually represents something I don’t follow, I’m not gonna advertise YOUR convictions as my own. By having such a logo, be it a Christian cross, a rainbow, a swaztika, GOP elephant, or whatever it may be, you potentially alienate a certain percentage of your potential customer base.
It’s why I won’t buy a firearm holster from Crossbreed. Great product and quality, but all the belt clips have a cross stamped into them. Being Jewish myself, I can’t push the appearance that I follow that same path.
A cross is a cross, not a crucifix. I love crosses and crucifixes!
I respectfully disagree. Indeed, two crossed lines may just form a simple ‘plus’ sign, and that’s just fine, but often times it’s an obvious crucifix, which is overt Christian symbolism. It’s like the earlier discussion of the swastika, no matter what the intent, there is deep inherent symbolism with it in western culture that can’t be avoided.
Crossbreed for example, there’s nothing subtle about it, they are obvious crucifixes:
Most people don't know the swastica symbol is at least 15,000 years old and was commonly used by the Navaho and some other Native American tribes. Visitors to NM would be horrified to see them on buildings not realizing it was stolen by Hitler to represent the German National Socialist party and these buildings pre dated WW2.Logos are so important. We have trouble selling Viessman boilers because they chose to emphasize the “ss” in the middle of their name by stacking them vertically and making them a contrasting color (orange).
Hitler ruined the Swatsika and that mustache style forever.
I got fired from a job once because I was hired with long winter hair, in the spring when I gave myself a “Wiffle” buzz cut. The boss thought I was offending the Jewish customers. With my new skinhead look.
I respectfully disagree. Indeed, two crossed lines may just form a simple ‘plus’ sign, and that’s just fine, but often times it’s an obvious crucifix, which is overt Christian symbolism. It’s like the earlier discussion of the swastika, no matter what the intent, there is deep inherent symbolism with it in western culture that can’t be avoided.
Crossbreed for example, there’s nothing subtle about it, they are obvious crucifixes:
Most people don't know the swastica symbol is at least 15,000 years old and was commonly used by the Navaho and some other Native American tribes. Visitors to NM would be horrified to see them on buildings not realizing it was stolen by Hitler to represent the German National Socialist party and these buildings pre dated WW2.
https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/kimo/history-of-the-kimo/kimo-history/swastikasThe context makes a big difference in the initial impression for sure.
I first learned about what you are describing when an Indian blanket was on antiques road show. There was a town hall near me that had a beautiful tile mosaic floor in their entryway that was jack hammered up after WW2.
Did that symbol even have a name before WW2? Or was it just a random pattern?
It’s been mentioned several times that the swastika isn’t seen as a bad thing in many cultures and that it has a history far preceeding its use by the Nazi party.
However to a western audience it probably isn’t the best symbol to choose. Whatever its connotation in the past the Nazi party has ruined the logo for western consumers.
As for the chase and GE logo I can see the swastika in there but its not the first thing that catches atleast my eye. (Can’t say for others) In the chase logo I see the “folded paper” ring first with the swastika sort of in negative. The GE logo looks more like a sylized whirlpool to me.
I’m not offended by people using the swastika if there is no Nazi connotation but I still wouldn’t want to carry something with it on there.
Besides these are the swastikas you really gotta look out for! Lol
Most people don't know the swastica symbol is at least 15,000 years old and was commonly used by the Navaho and some other Native American tribes. Visitors to NM would be horrified to see them on buildings not realizing it was stolen by Hitler to represent the German National Socialist party and these buildings pre dated WW2.
Yup. I don't have a problem with pushing religious iconography or messages with your products, but I'll definitely choose not to buy them.I know it’s an old thread, but this particularly struck me...
I feel the same way. I have no problem with a company who’s ownership holds deep religious, political, or social values. But if your product/logo visually represents something I don’t follow, I’m not gonna advertise YOUR convictions as my own. By having such a logo, be it a Christian cross, a rainbow, a swaztika, GOP elephant, or whatever it may be, you potentially alienate a certain percentage of your potential customer base.
It’s why I won’t buy a firearm holster from Crossbreed. Great product and quality, but all the belt clips have a cross stamped into them. Being Jewish myself, I can’t push the appearance that I follow that same path.
I respectfully disagree. Indeed, two crossed lines may just form a simple ‘plus’ sign, and that’s just fine, but often times it’s an obvious crucifix, which is overt Christian symbolism. It’s like the earlier discussion of the swastika, no matter what the intent, there is deep inherent symbolism with it in western culture that can’t be avoided.
Crossbreed for example, there’s nothing subtle about it, they are obvious crucifixes:
Love it! But that is just a cross. A crucifix has an image of Jesus Christ on the cross.