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In article <1992Oct14.165940.361@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, whs70@dancer.uucp (22501-sohl) writes...
>In article <13OCT199220375024@rosie.uh.edu> st1ec@rosie.uh.edu (Tse, Oliver) writes:
>>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?
> 
>I have really had it with this "lets be sensitive to every possible
>sensitivity anyone might have" crap.  If someone is so screwed up in the
>head and is offended by the swastika on a model ship or airplane then
>I sure am not going to worry about it.  
> 
>Really that's all I'm going to say about it.  With so many millions
>of people on this earth, there's prbably a nut case of some type
>that would be offended by almost anything.
> 
>This isn't meant as a flame to the poster, just my hope that this type
>of issue doesn't find a home in this newsgroup.  Build whatever you
>like and detail it as accurately as you please and NEVER let someone
>else censor your hobby!

Hey no prob!  I think its a damn important issue.  Heck, I'd put that 
swastika on for accuracy.  But you gotta realize that pc thing is not going
to go away.  It's just darn near everywhere.  As a modeler, I'd build 
anything that I want to build, but the time will come when you need to
address these questions.  So why not do it now in the safety of your fellow
modelers?

So if you want build a little diorama of the KKK lynching some poor sole
that's fine with me or how about a shadowbox of Jeffrey Dahmer's home or
the list of things that could offend is endless.  So build away and be
happy!

Oliver
st1ec@rosie.uh.edu