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In article <13OCT199220375024@rosie.uh.edu>, st1ec@rosie.uh.edu (Tse, Oliver) writes:
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|> Someone mentioned political correctness in models.  Let me ask you folks a
|> question.  What do you do with those swastikas and things you find that
|> may offend people when placed on models?  I mean if you live in Europe and
|> happen to be building a model of the Bismarck and want to make it as accurate
|> as possible, do you hedge and not put that huge swastika on the bow?
|> 

The purpose of scale modeling is to ACCURATELY recreate in miniature what 
is or was in real life.  I'd leave them on.  It doesn't mean I agree with
the philosophy behind the symbol.  I don't.  Besides, I'm not a big fan
of this 'politically correct' stuff. IMHO all of the arguing about 'how' to
say things, what is and is not acceptable, etc., is in itself a form of
attempted censorship which causes more problems and tensions than it solves.
I don't consider myself insensitive (although that would be better judged by
others, not myself) but it would never have occurred to me NOT to put on all
pertinent scale markings, including swastikas.  Or Confederate flags in a 
Civil War diorama (I'm from Texas, and that's a sensitive issue in these parts).
Or any other item that might be potentially offensive to some individuals.  
Care should be taken to insure that symbols of hate, oppression, etc., are 
indeed accurately portrayed, though, and not accidentally glorified or 
idealized, as might have been the case in the past.

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