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Re: Anyone know what is up with Amigaworld?
« on: January 22, 2011, 06:46:52 PM »
Hope aw.net recovers soon. I like that place. Discussiosn pretty often turn couraged there and there is an overall bias to OS4, but all in all I like that place.

@ Templario

Well, I usually don't get distrurbed by avatars and/or tough speech and such things (I even like to break conventions ofgood taste/establishment) , but especially as a German I am a bit allergic when I see SS-Runes (or other nazi insignia) in a context that may get misinterpreted. I mean the girl doesn't look bad, plus she's looking prototypish German - and wears a uniform with nazi signs. The picture is not further commented by your avatar or sig - hence it could easily get misunderstood as a glorification of the nazi regime. And that is one of the really few things I reall don't like. I guess most Germans (and even more those who suffered from the Nazi regime) may feel offended by your avatar.
While I doubt you glorify the Nazi regime I suggest to better change the avatar to avaoid confusion or give a reference in your signature. At least in Germany you would ask for trouble with this avatar - showing nazi signs is forbidden by law (exceptions are for art and documentation).
On http://www.juliadietze.de there are plenty nice pictures of her w/o nazi signs...
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Re: Anyone know what is up with Amigaworld?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2011, 07:10:03 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;608335
She is German I think; an actress in an upcoming comedy movie called "Iron Sky" from which his avatar appears to be taken.

See: http://www.ironsky.net/

I know, and I also know that  the movie is a comedy. I don't have anything against the movie, nor Julia Dietze. But I have a little problem with showing pictures with SS-Runes where the context is not clear. If the picture had a link to the movie - no prob. but w/o it can get misunderstood.
Don't get me wrong, I usually sh*t on being pc, but nonetheless I wouldn't put up an avatar with "kill all jews, communists, disabled and non conformists" (and that's what the SS stands implicitely for) *w/o* further explanation why I use such a bold statement.