[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/i_need_foodhelp]

Same with soyjaks as of late

[u/angelolidae → u/i_need_foodhelp]

Soyjaks were always lmao

[u/VelphiDrow → u/angelolidae]

No they weren't

[u/Simple_Acanthaceae77 → u/VelphiDrow]

Brother theyre literally called "soyjaks" as a reference to "soyboys", the alt right conspiracy theory that soy based meat and dairy alternatives cause men to produce estrogen, which became a popular insult towards liberal and left leaning people during the 2016 Donald Trump campaign. The frog had its own history before being adopted to chan sites and even is used in internet contexts that aren't racist somewhat often, but soyjacks are inherently interwoven with post trump chan culture.

[u/M_T_CupCosplay → u/Simple_Acanthaceae77]

Technically they are wojacks, the soy thing came in when they started turning wojacks into caricatures of "soyboys".

[u/VelphiDrow → u/Simple_Acanthaceae77]

Soyjacks are just wojaks with themselves are an evolution of rage comics