The interesting aesthetic of the headquarters of Heilan, a Chinese clothing brand

[u/NathanCS741]

[u/jeslinmx]

It isn’t that bad, it could just be an unfortunate coincidence due to cultural differences!
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[u/Doctrina_Stabilitas → u/jeslinmx]

Nazi iconography is pretty popular in Asia in general, there’s not the same cultural negativity towards the aesthetic nazism as there is in the west which has caused not a few controversies as Asian media has internationalized

It doesn’t help that the swastika itself is a living religious symbol in Asia that brings good luck. And even on Reddit you have the general sentiment that like boss’s work on Nazi uniforms looks great, Asia is just willing to accept that sentiment without the attachment of negative cultural connotations, or maybe even positive ones because in China the biggest connection to the nazis is helping against imperial japan (John Rabe - Wikipedia) and saving lives in the rape of nanking

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55893166

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37843779

https://www.voanews.com/amp/thailand-band-apologizes/4761489.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/4661836/k-pop-band-bts-managers-apologize-over-nazi-photos/

What seems obvious to western eyes is at the end is purely an engrained cultural sensitivity that Asians acknowledge only when called out by the west, which isn’t that dissimilar than using expressions which are highly offensive in Asia like like when the WSJ called China a sick man

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-is-the-real-sick-man-of-asia-11580773677

Or like how Native American iconography was totally in vogue in America until the last decade

Or like how fu Manchu used to be one of the biggest names in media

Or how some americans are really too into imperial japan to the cringe of everyone in asia

[u/MoronicPlayer → u/Doctrina_Stabilitas]

I've been saying this for years and sometimes, some redditors will be hostile towards you for posting the reality in asia. I've seen confederate flags, German Nazi symbols and Emperial japan / rising sun stickers on every car, trike / motorcycle, jeep and bus here and we dont really bat an eye unless they do harm to others because for majority of people, "it looks cool and everyone has it" even if said symbols were taught to us since elementary (Education here isnt really top notch), people will forget or dont give a damn.

[u/plshelpcomputerissad → u/MoronicPlayer]

Damn I would think Asia would be more averse to anything “imperial Japan” than anyone. Unless they’re from Japan I guess

[u/nickrei3 → u/plshelpcomputerissad]

only in Japan probably. at least in china you will your ass handled with imperial Japan symbols. nazi Germany did have the best design at that time....