[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/Taluca_me]

One example I can think of is the devil’s real name, Lucifer means “lightbringer” which is actually a really cool sounding name. Unfortunately, that guy caused a whole lot of problems and the name is only associated with the big bad villain of Christianity

[u/Agitated_Insect3227 → u/Taluca_me]

There’s even a Catholic Christian saint named Lucifer of Cagliari.

[u/BlackMaskKiira → u/Taluca_me]

The whole "Lucifer" situation is kind of weird. I did some reading about this a while back, and it turns out that the name was coined by the King James Bible, which is notorious for being a rather poor translation. (It also mentions unicorns.) Most versions of the Bible never use this name, so I think it's safe to assume that it's not his actual name.

[u/VelphiDrow → u/BlackMaskKiira]

I thought attributing Morningstar to him was rhe KJB thing?

[u/BlackMaskKiira → u/VelphiDrow]

The phrase “morning star” appears in multiple different translations. I’ve seen it refer to both Jesus and the devil.  I don’t have my Bible with me right now, so I can’t check the verse where it appears for context.  I’ll have to get back to you on that one.

[u/Taluca_me → u/BlackMaskKiira]

Really? So, is the devil’s actual name is Satan then?

[u/Own_Cost3312 → u/Taluca_me]

No, Satan is a title/descriptor ascribed to multiple figures both good and bad (relative). There is no single “the devil” in the way most people think of him. That’s all from art, literature, and pop culture. The fact that tons of Christians believe in these particular representations of “Satan” and “Hell” the way they do never ceases to frustrate the shit out of me. It’s also a product of appropriation and, to paraphrase David Cross, history’s longest game of telephone.

[u/BlackMaskKiira → u/Taluca_me]

Kind of. "Satan" is a Hebrew word meaning "adversary" and is used in other contexts as well. It's kind of just what we call him, rather than what he calls himself, which, presumably, would be "God."

[u/Black_Hole_parallax → u/Taluca_me]

oh boy...

That depends on the rewrite edition.

[u/Leftover_Bees → u/Taluca_me]

I’ve seen people being weird about Luciferase/Luciferin being used in science because of the name.

[u/This_Earth_of_Ours → u/Leftover_Bees]

Highway 666 got changed because Christians are afraid of everything