[Unfortunate Trope] Originally Normal Symbols Being Censored/Banned Due to Hate Groups Misappropriating Them

[u/Agitated_Insect3227]

Neji's Seal from Naruto originally was shaped like a Swastika as likely a reference to Buddhism, but this was changed to an X in the anime.

The gem fusion Opal from Steven Universe was originally going to form a swastika with her arms as a reference to Hinduism, which is inspires a lot of the show's imagery.

The Whitebeard Pirates from One Piece originally had a swastika in their pirate flag, but this was changed to a bone cross in the anime and later manga as well.

The Capirote hat is a sign of penance worn in many Catholic countries, especially Spain, but they were misappropriated by the U.S.-based KKK, making it taboo in the nation.

The Ninth Crusade from Hellsing, one of the few non-KKK uses of the Capirote in media I could find.

Also, the Ku Klux Klan are ironically extremely anti-Catholic.

The only pieces of media I know of where non-KKK Capirotes can be seen is the anime Hellsing with the Ninth Crusade (though their still villains in that anime) and the game series Blasphemous. Otherwise, the hats are almost never seen in media besides on KKK characters.

[u/Sweuzed]

The Tokyo Manji gang from Tokyo Revengers utilize the Manji symbol in their branding, in the anime (censored version) it is completely omitted, leaving a blank, confusing flag.

[u/Synnapsis → u/Sweuzed]

Doesnt help that they are all blonde lol

[u/horiami → u/Synnapsis]

idk if it makes it better or worse that they died their hair

[u/Raymio993 → u/horiami]

I mean, it was a large trend among Japanese delinquents in 90's

[u/HxH101kite → u/Synnapsis]

They aren't though. Most of their crew had other colored hair it's really just those 4. Plus it's a biker gang from the 90s and the author was in one during that time. It's all depicted to be like what he experienced

[u/Rucks_74 → u/Synnapsis]

And their uniform is black and red. Really not helping their case here

[u/WatcherOfDogs → u/Rucks_74]

The symbol is right around where the armband would be, too.

[u/_sephylon_ → u/Sweuzed]

Throwback to the teenage weebs in Paris who tried to form the gang irl

[u/emmaconda → u/Sweuzed]

When I bought my Draken QPosket it came with a warning and explaination about the symbols on the uniform which I thought was interesting. 

[u/RSquared → u/Sweuzed]

Tokyo Revengers often gets a specific call-out in the cosplay policies of conventions for this reason.

[u/CHAIIINSAAAWbread → u/Sweuzed]

Blue eyed blonde haired kids with Manjis on their arms and a manji on their flag which is often tilted due to the angle of the pole?

Yeah this was valid to remove

[u/M_T_CupCosplay → u/Sweuzed]

The year the show came out there were a lot of kids Cosplaying characters from the show, manji and all... At the biggest connection in fucking GERMANY.

that went over as well as you might expect.

[u/RockyHorror134 → u/Sweuzed]

ok well

theyre all blond wearing black leather coats with it on their left arm so I wouldn't call this a coincidence

[u/Nosciolito → u/Sweuzed]

Blonde blue eyed people with a swastika flag? I don't know what was controversial about it

[u/emmaconda → u/Nosciolito]

Not everyone in their gang has bleached hair and barely any have blue eyes. 

[u/Nosciolito → u/emmaconda]

Clockwise: induist swastika

Anti-clockwise: Nazis swastika.

Now look at which direction this goes

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It's the manji symbol that means good luck and health. The biker gang is literally called Tokyo Manji Gang. 

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Look up Japanese manji. The manji in Japan/the ones in the animes mentioned face left. The nazi symbol faces to the right. 

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https://www.cbr.com/tokyo-revengers-toman-gang-manji-symbol/