Do you worry about guitar graphics and the potential meaning?

[sell2792]

Yes, totally happened only in Europe. That's why it was called European War II after all.

India in World War II - Wikipedia

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Considering Nazi Germany seems to be the focus of this thread I assumed we were primarily discussing the atrocities they committed which took place in Europe. If we want to include all of the horrible things that happened during WWII then presumably a Japanese Rising Sun (Unit 731), Union Jack (bombing of Dresden), the American flag (where do I begin?), etc. should be frowned upon to include on guitars too. That being said, I think most graphics look stupid and tacky regardless of any historical context. However, I wouldn't judge someone for owning something so trivial - it's not offensive to me and I don't care.

I have a Hanneman LTD w/ the controversial inlays. I bought it new back in 2003 or whatever. I never think about the inlays because it's a badass guitar.

I briefly owned one of the later models with Eagle/H inlays. It looked cool and I loved the Kahler but I couldn't get a decent sound out of that specific guitar for the life of me. I'd be curious to try one of the newer models with star inlays, if they ever ship.

 

[StevenC]

Considering Nazi Germany seems to be the focus of this thread I assumed we were primarily discussing the atrocities they committed which took place in Europe. If we want to include all of the horrible things that happened during WWII then presumably a Japanese Rising Sun (Unit 731), Union Jack (bombing of Dresden), the American flag (where do I begin?), etc. should be frowned upon to include on guitars too. That being said, I think most graphics look stupid and tacky regardless of any historical context. However, I wouldn't judge someone for owning something so trivial - it's not offensive to me and I don't care.

You're not going to believe this but where I'm from the Union flag is very offensive.

 

[Church2224]

You're not going to believe this but where I'm from the Union flag is very offensive.

You're Irish aren't you ?

So is most of my family. We came over to Philidelphia in the early 1900s. The British aren't particularly well liked amongst people beyond my Dad's generation.

 

[StevenC]

You're Irish aren't you ?

So is most of my family. We came over to Philidelphia in the early 1900s. The British aren't particularly well liked amongst people beyond my Dad's generation.

Yes.

It was hard to be a Who fan growing up here

 

[Pietjepieter]

Thankfully, this is an easy problem to avoid.

I've never once--EVER--seen a guitar with graphics that wasn't utterly, hopelessly cringe-inducing. And it should really surprise no one that Confederate and Nazi fuckbois have terrible fucking taste.

Clearly you have never seen the hot dog guitar.


And fuck all nationalistic, military stuf whatever stuff on guitars, only hotdogs and watermelons are allowed

 

[Big_taco]

If there are five people seated at a table and one of them is a hotdog, there are five hotdogs sitting at a table.

 

[tedtan]

only hotdogs and watermelons are allowed

Would it be considered offensive if the watermelon was pictured with fried chicken and grape soda? Asking for a friend.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

If there are five people seated at a table and one of them is a hotdog, there are five hotdogs sitting at a table.

if there are five hot dogs sitting at a table, there are no hot dogs sitting at a table because I ate them all with kimchi and spicy mustard

 

[Pietjepieter]

Would it be considered offensive if the watermelon was pictured with fried chicken and grape soda? Asking for a friend.

No, it is against the rules...

Looked it up on the internet and I just learned something wtf... ?

watermelons are not allowed anymore

 

[Thesius]

if there are five hot dogs sitting at a table, there are no hot dogs sitting at a table because I ate them all with kimchi and spicy mustard

Time to derail this thread into Periphery as is the SSO tradition



Fuck mustard. Team ketchup

 

[Grindspine]

Would it be considered offensive if the watermelon was pictured with fried chicken and grape soda? Asking for a friend.

At the first hospital where I worked, on Martin Luther King Jr Day, an email was sent to all staff stating that the cafeteria would be serving Martin Luther King's favorite foods. The menu that day looked fairly like the above. I really was not sure if it was a very poor taste joke.

 

[tedtan]

At the first hospital where I worked, on Martin Luther King Jr Day, an email was sent to all staff stating that the cafeteria would be serving Martin Luther King's favorite foods. The menu that day looked fairly like the above. I really was not sure if it was a very poor taste joke.

I can’t speak for the hospital, but I grew up in south east Texas (Houston area) and we had fried chicken and watermelon on a regular basis, with grape or strawberry soda, Kool Aid, or iced tea. So did everyone else I knew - it’s a southern thing unrelated to race.

And a cold watermelon straight out of a fridge or a cooler loaded with ice is hard to beat during the south east Texas summers (think 90+ percent humidity, 100° to 110°F, 38° to 45°C).

Somewhere along the line it became a racial stereotype/slur, but everyone I knew - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, whatever their background - ate fried chicken and watermelon, so I don’t consider it a racial thing at all. If it’s a negative, it applies to all southerners.

But I definitely see how it can be considered offensive given the stereotype.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Fried chicken and watermelon are both fucking delicious, though.

Time to derail this thread into Periphery as is the SSO tradition



Fuck mustard. Team ketchup

Team mustard forever, we fight at dawn!

 

[narad]

If there are five people seated at a table and one of them is a hotdog, there are five hotdogs sitting at a table.

My kinda table!

 

[narad]

then presumably a Japanese Rising Sun ...should be frowned upon to include on guitars too.

Yes... absolutely. It's like a swastika to half of asia.

 

[sell2792]

Yes... absolutely. It's like a swastika to half of asia.

 

[narad]

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Yes, the graphic would make that a terrible guitar to play in Korea. The brand would make that a terrible guitar to play anywhere.

 

[ZLE]

This guitar is Killer Fascist..
I think that Killer guitars are unofficial brand of ESP, because I saw the brand logo along the other subbrands of ESP(Grassroots, Edward's e.t.c) inside the ESP Academy in Japan. And this is not a cheap guitar, it's priced between E-II and Custom Shop. But I don't know what triggers me more, the model name, or that single tuner over there...

 

[Nightside]

I can’t speak for the hospital, but I grew up in south east Texas (Houston area) and we had fried chicken and watermelon on a regular basis, with grape or strawberry soda, Kool Aid, or iced tea. So did everyone else I knew - it’s a southern thing unrelated to race.

And a cold watermelon straight out of a fridge or a cooler loaded with ice is hard to beat during the south east Texas summers (think 90+ percent humidity, 100° to 110°F, 38° to 45°C).

Somewhere along the line it became a racial stereotype/slur, but everyone I knew - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, whatever their background - ate fried chicken and watermelon, so I don’t consider it a racial thing at all. If it’s a negative, it applies to all southerners.

But I definitely see how it can be considered offensive given the stereotype.

I can confirm this is standard redneck fare. We had fried chicken all the time. Watermelon in the summer. Grapico in the fridge. I never understood the racial stereotype about it. I remember I first heard it as a kid on Full Metal Jacket and my dad and granddad were laughing. I asked them why it was funny and they said it's because that's what black people eat. And I was thinking to myself we eat exactly the same stuff so what is the point?

 

[OneTwoThrill]

Symbols aren’t they made to gather people into a ideology, a trend or move?
You need symbols when you don’t know who you are and want people to see you as you would like to appear.

Our time is image era with no real consistency.
Even modern punks wear uniforms.