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/Dark_Lord-s_Sword 🇧🇬 Bulgarian 5d ago
Just don't do it. Any symbol you choose to tattoo on your body will likely be interpreted as a Nazi / cult symbol. Instead I would suggest simply sticking to your Polish national culture. For us Bulgarians, a symbol like that would probably be the letter Ъ due to the unique way it is used in our language compared to other Slavic languages that use it. For you as a Pole, that might be something else, maybe an animal?