Word: symbolic
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Today the pink triangle has been reclaimed in the remembrance of those who died in the Holocaust. It represents group identity for gays in the continuing struggle for our rights, and for others it is a symbol of pride in, and support of, a diverse society. When worn today, the pink triangle speaks, "Lest it happen again." This symbol should not be a threat to anyone, but a reminder of the horrible history of intolerance and an inspiration not to be silent in the face of oppression. The protection of the rights of one group is the protection...
...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...
...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...
...political party. I'm a Democrat -- of the Left." After nearly a year of debate, Italy's Communists joined their East European counterparts last week by adopting a new name, the Democratic Party of the Left, and a fresh insignia: a spreading tree, with the old hammer-and-sickle symbol reduced and planted at the roots...
After months of accusations and mounting public fury that have made him a symbol of the $1 trillion savings and loan disaster, Neil Bush faced his accusers last week. In three hours of defiant testimony, President Bush's son denied that he was guilty of conflicts of interest as a director of Denver's Silverado S&L, which collapsed in 1988 at a $1 billion cost to the U.S. Bush insisted that he had done nothing wrong when he and the board committed more than $100 million in loans -- which later went sour -- to developer Bill Walters, one of Bush...