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HelpRe: Edelweiss as a name?
in reply to a message by M.Selenika
Don’t like the sound and it’s got white supremacist implications.
“And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty,
I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine”
Leonard Cohen
“And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty,
I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine”
Leonard Cohen
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But why??
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If being 'noble' is associated with being 'white', then surely the racist implications can't be overlooked.
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Okay I was only thinking of it in terms of plants
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Fwiw, I don't think the meaning's one-dimensional. It's associated with ruggedness/bravery/nobility because it grows in harsh alpine regions, and it's not unusual for white flowers to be associated with purity (like daisies, white roses, white lotuses, white tulips, etc, are). And it was once a symbol of anti-Hitler youth (Edelweiss Pirates)...there was also an anti-Nazi group called White Roses, coincidentally.
But also it's been a military badge, including in the German military, so it has varying nationalistic and elite type connotations all around the Alps, probably.
But also it's been a military badge, including in the German military, so it has varying nationalistic and elite type connotations all around the Alps, probably.
This message was edited 2/8/2022, 1:44 AM
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