Poll: Will OMG Happen if my dad wears this.

Is OMG gonna happen

  • YES

    Votes: 136 36.6%
  • NO

    Votes: 32 8.6%
  • MAYBE

    Votes: 20 5.4%
  • KILL IT WITH FIRE

    Votes: 184 49.5%

  • Total voters
    372
  • Poll closed .
He shouldn't have any worries because they're nothing like each other.

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lol! not much.
 
Did he get it from a guy called Fritz?

What? It's a cross pattee, not a Swastika. England even uses it as the "iron cross".


**EDIT: Really should read the whole thread (and the above response) before I post exactly the same comment!
 
Actually it is, but only when the cross is used in a religious connection, then it's referred to as the Maltese Cross or St. John's Cross. Otherwise it's just referred to as a pattee cross.

No it's not. It's not the Maltese Cross at all. That looks totally different.

A Maltese Cross is a cross of made from four straight lined pointed arrowheads, meeting at their points, with the ends of the arms consisting of indented 'v's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_cross

It is without doubt the Iron Cross which Hitler reintroduced hence for Europeans it is associated with Nazi's etc.

For Americans though it was adopted by bikers (specifically chopper riders) and is strongly associated over there with bikers and not Nazis.

http://www.choppers.com/iron_cross.asp

Not so sure the OP's father will get the same reception wearing it over here though...
 
What? It's a cross pattee, not a Swastika. England even uses it as the "iron cross".

I'm sorry but did you just say that any German (or just anyone called Fritz?) is a Nazi????


Holy **** if you're going to come in on a high horse you better make sure you're not 10x worse than the first guy.
 
No it's not. It's not the Maltese Cross at all. That looks totally different.
The Cross Pattée (Patty) or Cross Formée (Formy) is the heraldic name of a common cross style, especially in 'medieval' art. The term 'pattée' simply means the cross has splayed arm ends. The arms may be straight or concave but in essence, they are narrow at the centre, and broader at the perimeter. The name 'pattée' comes from the French for 'paw'.

There are several variations of the design. When the arms meet at a point in the centre, they produce a cross comprised of four triangles; the triangle represents an arrow in heraldry, or the Holy Trinity in a Christian context.

The arms also resemble the vanes of a windmill. Bread is a staple food for life and the manufacturing process of bread's main ingredient traditionally includes the rotating sails of a windmill. This rotation can symbolise the spiritual regeneration brought about by the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross.

A further interpretation is that the arms represent rays of light. See the Glory Cross.

The Pattée Cross may be styled with straight or curved arms, straight or curved edges, concave or convex.


http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/maltese.html
 
The only problem is that no matter how 100% correct you are and I knew what it was straight away, I still see it as belonging to the Nazi's NOW.
If he walks into a room full of uneducated people he can expect the consequences.

Yes, it's not so much the origins of the cross (or that it's still fairly common today), but the connotations it has with the Nazis.

Call people ignorant, but it does have strong ties with the Nazi party as that's traditionally where people have seen it most.
 
Loving the

"NO IT'S NOT A NAZI CROSS IT'S A MALTESE FALCON CROSS OR SOMETHING THEREFORE THE SHIRT IS FINE TO WEAR IN PUBLIC - I'LL EVEN COME TO THE DANCE AND BACK YOUR DAD UP IF PEOPLE UP IN YOUR FACE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR CROSSES LOL"

arguments.
 
Loving the

"NO IT'S NOT A NAZI CROSS IT'S A MALTESE FALCON CROSS OR SOMETHING THEREFORE THE SHIRT IS FINE TO WEAR IN PUBLIC - I'LL EVEN COME TO THE DANCE AND BACK YOUR DAD UP IF PEOPLE UP IN YOUR FACE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR CROSSES LOL"

arguments.

I'll bring my keyboard:p
 
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