[SML] CPAC Stage Design

[JIM VOGEL]

Symbols only have the meaning  that _society_ gives them.
Symbol - “a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation."

Hate symbols have meaning to the person using them, to the society they live in and most importantly, to the people they are trying to oppress.


From: Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net> On Behalf Of Kristi R-C via Stagecraft
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Here's the trick...

Symbols only have the meaning you give to them. If I see someone wearing two superimposed equilateral triangles, one pointing up, one pointing down (commonly called the Star of David) I need to ask the next level of question:

Is this person wearing it because they are Jewish - and if so culturally Jewish or religious Jewish?
Because they aren't Jewish but live in Israel or have an affinity for it in some way?
Because they are a member of the Gangster Disciples?
Is it a Shatkona?
A Kagome crest?
or just something that looks pretty?

I knew someone who wore one because they could use it as a makeshift "brass knuckles" when she was walking home from the bar.

Like other forms of communication, you have to look at the context and can't just assume the meaning is ___ without asking to confirm.

Kristi R-C



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Here’s a lexicon of hate symbols; it’s not all swastikas and lightning bolts.

https://www.adl.org/hate-symbols
-  Jim Dougherty
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