coca cola going with the nazi

moondoggey · 10-17-2005, 02:41 PM

A Coca-Cola promotion in Hong Kong featuring a robot adorned with 'swastikas' has been condemned.

Rabbi Yakkov Kermaier, of Ohel Leah Synagogue, says it is probably an honest mistake, but he's called toy sets featuring the "Robocon" characters unacceptable.

One character, the robot-like "Robowaru," has two swastikas on its chest and can be bought in the UK for around £2.60 with any purchase of six bottles of Coke.

The figurines stand on small plastic pedestals with Coca-Cola logos on them.

"It's not simply a politically incorrect symbol," Rabbi Kermaier said. "It's an emblem that represents the wholesale slaughter of six million Jews."

Rabbi Kermaier acknowledged the Nazi swastika can easily be confused with Buddhist swastikas that are common in Asia. The two symbols are close to being reverse images of one another, with the arms pointing in opposite directions.

Coca-Cola says the figurines were made according to the original Robowaru design, but a spokeswoman declined any other immediate comment.

Animation International, which sells rights for Robocon and worked with Coca-Cola on the toys, says the symbols were designed by the creator and "did not have anything to do with any organisation or religion

VegieMan · 10-17-2005, 02:43 PM

The Swastika isn't a ****ing nazi symbol so WTF? The Swastika means a lot more than nazi's, people need to shove their head back up their ass and STFU.

VegieMan · 10-17-2005, 02:46 PM

Also that said the nazi one isn't to be confused with the Buddhist ones... and that right there is ****ing bull**** because for one it's not a Buddhist symbol at all, it's a Hindu symbol, and two, the arms aren't pointing in any different direction.

Post the source for this bull****.

foda-se buceta · 10-17-2005, 02:47 PM

This thread is useless without pics.

TheBourne · 10-17-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VegieMan

The Swastika isn't a ****ing nazi symbol so WTF? The Swastika means a lot more than nazi's, people need to shove their head back up their ass and STFU.

Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.

http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swa...ikahistory.htm

No offence to the poster of this but yeah bro people are idiots for just thinking swastika-nazi...I guess the swastika and nazis are just the most notable thing in our lifetime so thats why dumbasses get all in a fuss about it

ironmaiden01 · 10-17-2005, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VegieMan

The Swastika isn't a ****ing nazi symbol so WTF? The Swastika means a lot more than nazi's, people need to shove their head back up their ass and STFU.

calm down, hippie. it's not the end of the world.