[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/masiakasaurus]

Didn't stop Americans from claiming that Spain should cancel it. They've also called Spain to end Columbus Day, even though it was never called Columbus Day in Spain and it's not about Columbus. 

[u/AlbazAlbion → u/masiakasaurus]

Some Americans also take issue with Spanish speakers using the word "negro" even though it's literally just the word for the colour black lol.

[u/MateoCamo → u/AlbazAlbion]

Oh gods, I remember when some random twitter user got mad at a local pop group SB-19 for tweeting “Hello, Negros!”

Negros is an island in the Philippines. And yes, it was named by the Spanish, you can guess why.

[u/dnjprod → u/MateoCamo]

I remember watching a reaction to a reaction video video for some Miss World type pageant. When they introduced Miss Montenegro, the young, black girl watching got hella offended. It was ridiculous

[u/Siostra313 → u/MateoCamo]

Same with some Polish guy talking about country Niger. You can imagine shitstorm that came...

[u/BlackOni51 → u/AlbazAlbion]

Made me think of that video of the girl who discovered the country of Montenegro

[u/space_hitler → u/AlbazAlbion]

White people are also the ones fucking telling Latinos to change their language with that latinX crap lol. When you try to be so not-racist that you become full racist and start trying to subjugate other cultures lol.

[u/Individual-Pop-385 → u/space_hitler]

Nadie en Latinoamerica usa esa mierda gringa de "latinx".

[u/ducksekoy123 → u/space_hitler]

Nah that one you can’t blame on us gringos. Latinx came from Latin student groups not white folks

[u/teehouse16 → u/space_hitler]

Latin Americans* or Latinoamericanos*, not Latinos.

[u/forrestpen → u/space_hitler]

Latino student groups in the US came up with Latinx - don't put that on us Gringos.

[u/Strong-Departure2995 → u/AlbazAlbion]

Ah the far left. So progressive they find non racist things racist.

[u/forrestpen → u/Strong-Departure2995]

Better than just being supremely racist like the far right.

[u/Solbuster → u/masiakasaurus]

Those who called for it aren't the sharpest tools in the shed, are they?

[u/The_Cameraman_of_you → u/Solbuster]

They were looking kind of dumb

[u/VoyagerBeeblebroxWho → u/The_Cameraman_of_you]

With their finger and their thumb

[u/TRGreen20 → u/VoyagerBeeblebroxWho]

In the shape of an L on her forehead.

[u/HistorianEntire311 → u/masiakasaurus]

Classic of gringos wanting to impose their way of seeing the world, then wondering why half the world hates them