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...AALARM to please use the forum for the exchange of ideas which the University has provided...
...third: Does AALARM, which apparently is attempting to counter the pink triangle with its blue squares, understand the genocide for which the pink triangle stands? The Nazi regime branded gays with the pink triangle in the death camps of World War II, just as it branded other minorities with similar symbols: Jews wore the yellow star; lesbians, Gypsies, and prostitutes wore the black triangle; political dissidents wore the red triangle...
...members of AALARM: Of whose oppression does the blue square speak? I propose that the blue square is a dangerous symbol. It holds the potential to incite violence against minorities, and especially against gays. It too easily can be read as a symbol for the supporters of a hateful hegemony who, fearing disempowerment, would have all members of society be like themselves, even if by force...
...also question AALARM's timing of their blue squares. I can only think that they have targeted the Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies Conference this weekend for special persecution. I want to note that the Conference will host some of the original wearers of the pink triangle in concentration camps. How should they react to AALARM's mockery of the symbol of their suffering...
...AALARM must clarify the meaning of their blue squares. If the blue squares are symbols of hatred, standing against good will, law, reason and tolerance, why doesn't AALARM just use a swastika? Charles Flatt '92 Co-chair, BGLSA On behalf of the Officers of BGLSA