Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)That didn't take long.
Evelyn C. Leeper@MarkHoltom They once set up new library carrels this way where I worked, but it didn't take long for someone on the balcony to point out the problem. (They modified them right away, and I genuinely believe it was cluelessness, possibly from Indian designers.)
Sean Murthy@eleeper @MarkHoltom "Indian designers"? What's the basis for that assessment, especially the "clueless" part?
Bec@smurthys
The swastika is an ancient, millennia-old Sanskrit symbol.
"The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit root swasti, which is composed of su 'good, well' and asti 'is; it is; there is'. The word swasti occurs ... in classical literature, meaning "health, luck, success, prosperity". ...The sign implies something fortunate, lucky, or auspicious, and it denotes auspiciousness or well-being."
It's pollution by the RW / Fascists began before WWI.
@beccanalia I'm aware of swastika's connection to India. My question is about the statement that the cubicle design was "cluelessness, possibly from Indian designers". A big leap to make those connections.
StarkRG@smurthys @eleeper @MarkHoltom Presumably because, in Hinduism, it's a symbol of prosperity and good luck. It's also used in Jainism and Buddhism across East Asia. Japanese maps, for example, use it to designate the location of Buddhist temples.
Sean Murthy (@[email protected])
@[email protected] I'm aware of swastika's connection to India. My question is about the statement that the cubicle design was "cluelessness, possibly from Indian designers". A big leap to make those connections.
@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote@smurthys @eleeper @MarkHoltom In Indian culture the swastika has a long history way before the Nazi’s appropriated it.
Sean Murthy (@[email protected])
@[email protected] I'm aware of swastika's connection to India. My question is about the statement that the cubicle design was "cluelessness, possibly from Indian designers". A big leap to make those connections.
@smurthys Yes I saw that after I replied. I wasn’t excusing his characterization just explaining that ugly isn’t the first thing lots of people think when they see a swastika.
@eleeper @MarkHoltom Due to playing Minecraft, I've discovered that it's ludicrously easy to accidentally construct a swastika when all you have to work with are right angles.