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Was ‘Swastika’ Blanket That Caused Uproar A Native American Symbol?

JL;DR SUMMARY Activists recently protested at a Utah flea market against a blanket they believed displayed a swastika, a symbol widely associated with Nazism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NazisSocial MediaRacismActivismCultural AppropriationSwastikaSymbolismNative AmericanHistorical SymbolsFlea Market

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Utah, United States
"Last month, a group of activists rallied at a Flea Market in Utah to protest what they said was a swastika-decorated blanket on sale."
Sana, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
"he worked for The New York Times and newsrooms in Sana, Ramallah and Beijing."
Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"he worked for The New York Times and newsrooms in Sana, Ramallah and Beijing."
Beijing, China
"he worked for The New York Times and newsrooms in Sana, Ramallah and Beijing."

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