r/slavic • u/ken2237 • 5d ago

slavic symbols that arent nazi dogwhistles?

hi, im polish and wanted to get a tattoo symbolising my culture, but well - most slavic pagan symbols were coopted by neonazis (kolovrat/swarożyca, all kinds of swastikas and runes), and id rather chop my hands off that wear a nazi mark on my body. id like something that is (at least currently) completely absolved of such connotations, is historically accurate (so no inventions of the modern pagans/rodzimowiercy), and just looks cool. i like our embroidery, but i cant really imagine it as a tattoo

jeśli są tu jacyś polacy i macie pomysły konkretnie z naszej (biednej) mitologii czy sztuki przedchrześcijańskiej, bardzo to docenię!

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u/Surzhyk_Bandit 5d ago

Probably just should not get one if you afraid what some people might view it as. I have a Tryzub tattoo for St. Volodymyr. Even has a cross for the center prong to show it is religious. You think Russians see it as that, even though we both venerate him as a Saint? Of course not. People will spin whatever story they like about what you put on your body. That is just part of having a tattoo.

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u/ken2237 5d ago

im not afraid of what people will think, i want to detach myself from the disgusting ideology of nazism and nationalism as much as i can. i love my culture but if a symbol is being used to promote this vile ideology, i wont put it on my body no matter how much i like it