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On a modern (or historical) German army figure? Cool, accuracy and all that. On a Space Marine? Get your balaclavas, chances are he's a Nazi in need of a good punch.
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It's a symbol that the German military used during World War II, and neo-Nazis use it as a dog-whistle swastika. There's no need to give the benefit of the doubt on this one. I would also think that a British company wouldn't be wild about displaying the symbol painted on the planes that carried out the Blitz but maybe that's giving GW too much credit.
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mango sentinel posted:Balkenkreutz is a symbol, like the similar Iron Cross, that was just a German military thing and in a vacuum doesn't explicitly constitute a hate symbol. I'd keep an eye on that guy of he were in my LGS though. It's not quite an outright swastika, you're right. As pointed out, the German military still uses very similar insignia. If the dude is a German, it's no more than out of place, just like USA striped marines or having British regimental insignia. But given the historical interaction with the German military by English-speaking nations, I would definitely raise an eyebrow at someone in the uk or USA who picked that particular bit of out-of-place history to paint on their spacemen!
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It would almost make sense on a BT or original content doughnut steel Bundeswehr chapter, but that's a BA, which aren't German at all.
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Genghis Cohen posted:It's not quite an outright swastika, you're right. As pointed out, the German military still uses very similar insignia. If the dude is a German, it's no more than out of place, just like USA striped marines or having British regimental insignia. But given the historical interaction with the German military by English-speaking nations, I would definitely raise an eyebrow at someone in the uk or USA who picked that particular bit of out-of-place history to paint on their spacemen! Technically the Germans today (and pre-1918) use the cross pattée which is rounded and uncapped. The Balkenkreuz seen here was used from 1918-1945. EDIT: Mostly I associate it with wargames that want to allow you to pilot a Tiger tank or something, but don't actually want to mention the Nazis.
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What does "dog-whistle" in that context mean? That it's a quiet mention? Seems way less quiet than, say, a pre-apartheid south Africa flag. When I get around to making a ww2 blitzkrieg army I'm gonna use cross pattee's for everything.
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Genghis Cohen posted:It's not quite an outright swastika, you're right. As pointed out, the German military still uses very similar insignia. If the dude is a German, it's no more than out of place, just like USA striped marines or having British regimental insignia. But given the historical interaction with the German military by English-speaking nations, I would definitely raise an eyebrow at someone in the uk or USA who picked that particular bit of out-of-place history to paint on their spacemen! If I had to give my most charitable read this guy is probably some historical grog who also plays Germany in Bolt Action but makes a big deal about how the Wermacht were very fine, honorable soldiers and not real Nazis.
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DiHK posted:What does "dog-whistle" in that context mean? That it's a quiet mention? Seems way less quiet than, say, a pre-apartheid south Africa flag. Code words, essentially. Dog whistle racism in particular is racist stuff that you're only supposed to know if you're a fellow racist.
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Oct 30, 2017 04:45
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Like how I had to look up what the number 1488 means when used by a white nationalist. It's just so dumb.
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Xarbala posted:Like how I had to look up what the number 1488 means when used by a white nationalist. oh, have you been reading the tinder thread too?
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Sad that you don't have a bunch of orks carrying it into battle.
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   Whats sad isnt the model, its what happened to it. http://galaxyinflames.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/games-workshop-in-ruins.html quote:My buddy just sent me pics of the ruin that was built when we worked together at GW. It contains a corpse for everyone of the hobby centers staff members. The patrons of our shop absolutely loved the building. We hated to send it down to LA, in the end we should have kept it for ourselves.
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moths posted:Oh good, it's the blood and soil angels. This needs more love, and the people who destroyed that awesome model need to have their stuff stolen. Like what the gently caress, seriously, just send it back.
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Synthbuttrange posted:
loving hell, this is the exact kind of nerd humour that 40k once upon a time celebrated. 'Not fostering the proper creativity' my rear end.
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What assholes! I bet it's the people like that why GW keeps ignoring Orks, the best and most iconic xeno race that they have. Not creative enough!
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Oct 30, 2017 07:45
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Synthbuttrange posted:
God drat
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Also, that is genuinely pretty hosed up what happened to it. rip skelly workshop
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Some uptight assholes posted:"proper creativity" Said about a hobby that has an infamous rape diorama and loads of other tasteless poo poo. RIP tiny game store, you were too perfect for this world.
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moths posted:Oh good, it's the blood and soil angels. Not emptyquoting
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Skulls for the skull...skull? Also, wrong thread. 
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Loomer posted:loving hell, this is the exact kind of nerd humour that 40k once upon a time celebrated. 'Not fostering the proper creativity' my rear end. On the one hand, yeah, it was inappropriate, considering it was the company that gave them a paycheck. I don't care what company you work for - if you slam them, there are going to repercussions. Games Day was a high profile event, and most of the company big-wigs (and some from the UK) were probably there. It would be like working for Microsoft and wearing a "gently caress Micro$oft LOL" shirt to a yearly event and not expecting to be shitcanned. On the other hand, it's awesome, and shouldn't have been stomped.
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Oct 30, 2017 18:50
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Yeah, they really should have plucked out the enslaved employees first.
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MasterSlowPoke posted:Yeah, they really should have plucked out the enslaved employees first. Yeah, it actually would have been perfectly acceptable to have the skeletons in there, if they just removed the chains...
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" It was deemed inappropriate and was stomped to death by the staff of the LA Battle Bunker." take that NERDS
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Y'see, that part makes think that there's a bit of stdh.txt going on. More likely it's rotting in someone's garage.
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Eh I don't know, some of the comments described seeing it happen and named names of the ones responsible. Shame it got smashed, once upon a time it'd have been featured in White Dwarf
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berzerkmonkey posted:On the one hand, yeah, it was inappropriate, considering it was the company that gave them a paycheck. I don't care what company you work for - if you slam them, there are going to repercussions. Games Day was a high profile event, and most of the company big-wigs (and some from the UK) were probably there. It would be like working for Microsoft and wearing a "gently caress Micro$oft LOL" shirt to a yearly event and not expecting to be shitcanned. hahahahahahaha yea ok
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berzerkmonkey posted:On the one hand, yeah, it was inappropriate, considering it was the company that gave them a paycheck. I don't care what company you work for - if you slam them, there are going to repercussions. Games Day was a high profile event, and most of the company big-wigs (and some from the UK) were probably there. It would be like working for Microsoft and wearing a "gently caress Micro$oft LOL" shirt to a yearly event and not expecting to be shitcanned. There is no slam in that diorama you bitch
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Synthbuttrange posted:
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Is Battle Bunker an official GW venue, or are nerds just angry that someone besmirched their hobby? I hate using the word, but it reads like some nerd being super insecure about his hobby.
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JcDent posted:Is Battle Bunker an official GW venue, or are nerds just angry that someone besmirched their hobby? I hate using the word, but it reads like some nerd being super insecure about his hobby. Battle Bunkers are the big GW stores
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JcDent posted:Is Battle Bunker an official GW venue, or are nerds just angry that someone besmirched their hobby? I hate using the word, but it reads like some nerd being super insecure about his hobby. I dont see how those statements arent irreconcilable.
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Games Workshop: no meta jokes allowed.
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Misleading customers about staff numbers
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