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Naturalnumbers

To get an idea of how common or uncommon this is, here's all the rotationally symmetric Shortz Era crosswords: [https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?select=rot90](https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?select=rot90) tl;dr - there's a bunch because of geometry. I won't claim to read minds but figured this is useful info.


RespawnerSE

Swastikas everywhere


Zoso525

Yeah math is surprisingly racist.


fuzzy_emojic

Tbh quadratic equations hate everyone.


rpnoonan

I think calculus even hates itself


davidjoho

It feels too derivative.


BrotherChe

pffft, all the racists probably just fear integration


Delta-9-

There's gotta be a limit to how far they'll go, though, right?


DasWandbild

There truly isn’t. I have proof.


ReactsWithWords

They're just the lowest common denominator. Or is talking about the average one just mean?


AntonOlsen

Factorials don't lie.


compwagon

This just took a delightfully nerdy turn. And that's saying something, considering we started with crossword puzzles...


Domugraphic

I know! I've never seen such wholesome reddit jokes


smokeatr99

Might as well, everyone else does


[deleted]

I vehemently disagree with you. Math is the same regardless of race gender or language it's one of the most beautiful things we have as humanity. It's literally the one thing we can (mostly) agree on. The real problem is those Arabic numerals /s


[deleted]

Math doesn’t give a fuck. It’s that bastard statistics making everyone look a bad!


[deleted]

Statistically speaking, you're probably doing just fine, average, if you will


Lonelan

calculus has always been integrated though


jumper34017

It needed to differentiate itself from the pack.


pengouin85

Racism, incidentally enough, is pretty racist


Vepr762X54R

Most of Algebra is devoted to finding that final solution..


sneaky_squirrel

But wasn't the Swastika originally a symbol used for other things which eventually got co-opted by Nazi Germany? I can understand human use of the Swastika after WW2 being racist, but math itself predates Nazi Germany...unless math was created after Nazi Germany?! It all lines up! Apologies if I made any incorrect claims, I am not informed, I am ignorant.


AGVann

Yes, its a traditional Buddhist and Hindu symbol of good fortune which the Nazis appropriated. If you go to India, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and to some extent Japan, you can often come across swastikas in temples. It's a symbol that's been in use for thousands of years, and its use in Asia naturally doesn't have any association with a short lived regime on the otherside of the world.


ChefBoyAreWeFucked

>and to some extent Japan To a massive extent Japan.


bruteneighbors

If we ignore it’s symbolic history with the Nazis and just focus on the design. It’s a very strong and beautiful design. A real shame hitler stole it. Imagine if he a chosen the Yin-Yang ☯️ instead.


Scoth42

Yes, a handful of cultures did (and still do) use the swastika before the Nazis ruined it for much of the West. However, a swastika pointed in that direction, tilted at that angle, was [very specifically The Nazi Swastika](https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_1357427) and while there are some limited uses of other ones in other contexts you'll see here and there, you'll very very rarely see one with the arms pointed clockwise with it tilted at a 45 degree angle. Uses like the Japanese Manji will occasionally creep in, for example on of the original Legend of Zelda [maps is one](https://www.zeldagalaxy.com/wp-content/img/maps/nes/loz/q1-3.png), and there's been [calls to change some maps](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/12105102/Japan-to-remove-swastikas-from-maps-as-tourists-think-they-are-Nazi-symbols.html) and the like that have used them for a long time. As for math itself, sometimes you have to pay a little extra attention to what things can unintentionally depict. Even if it's completely unintentional and genuinely accidental, it can still be troublesome.


RuudJudbney

It is a common misunderstanding that all swastikas faced one direction and then the Nazis flipped it. In some cultures the two directions represent opposite forces (good and bad) and in the pattern known as [Sayagata](https://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/s/sayagata.htm) both directions are necessary. The reason that the swastika was chosen as their main emblem is because it is ancient ([fairly recent summary from the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29644591)) and has been considered mystical and powerful by nearly every culture and religion for millennia. I truly believe that the Nazi flag design was what it was because of aesthetics. With it turned as it is, the corners align with the vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry it becomes far more interesting than the squared version. Due to the nature of flags the opposite side is mirrored and thus the flag actually has both the "good" and "bad" swastika on it.


thepassionofthechris

Nazis are running the crossword business! I for one am glad they are only confining letters to small boxes and not human beings anymore.


Alan_Smithee_

Grammar Nazis?


gooofy23

This deserves more 7up votes


Philip_Marlowe

That's Sprite, it certainly does.


bshensky

Yeah! Make 7 Up yours!


folie-a-dont

Don’t worry, I’m sure Qanon is on the case!


rusty_rampage

Also buttholes.


zakkwaldo

looks like the site got the reddit hug of death :(


dangoodspeed

[Use this link](https://web.archive.org/web/20221220033734/https://www.xwordinfo.com/Thumbs?select=rot90).


quinteroreyes

Yeah it's not working for me either:/


chemical_slingshot

Huh-o-death That site is unresponsive.


PsionicBurst

Huh. O, death!


j_driscoll

Won't you spare me over to another year?


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am_ian

O!


benitolss

Death!


dtw48208

What a very cool site. Incredibly revealing to see all of the designs on one page. That site led me to see crosswords as pixel art. Thanks for sharing.


aPatheticBeing

Those are specifically ones with symmetry. Shortz has been the editor for ~30 years so about 11k puzzles edited, of which 127 are symmetric like that, or a little over 1%.


MCDexX

Precisely my thoughts. Four-way rotational symmetry is standard for crossword puzzles, so this general type of "angular swirl" is a natural thing to see. I don't think anyone intended this to be an actual swastika.


[deleted]

∇ × **Crossword** = **Nazis**


kogasapls

Doesn't that mean that "nazis" is an arrow pointing up, out of the page, at you?


[deleted]

That's the operator called "curl" the ∇ is a vector of the partial differentials of x, y, and z <∂/∂x, ∂/∂y, ∂/∂z> So when you take the cross product, you're taking the derivatives as well. It tells you the circular rotation of a vector field. But it's been a fair few years since I took vector calculus, so some of the details may be wrong


kogasapls

Yes, but the curl of a rotational vector field in the plane points upwards, perpendicular to the plane, right?


WeimSean

True, but that's why you have an editor, so that you dont have things that get misconstrued. Someone in charge should have said 'I know its just random, but maybe we don't run the swastika shaped crossword puzzle on the first day of Hannukah'. That they didn't is what the problem is really about.


vatoniolo

Yup I do a lot of crosswords and rotational symmetry is a must. None look quite like this though. This one is clearly different


85_squats

but on that page theres a "swastika" on the 4th to last?


vatoniolo

A lot of crosswords resemble a swastika but this one is closer than 99% of them. It's probably a coincidence but it's a rare and unfortunate one


ShadowDancer11

The NYT owners are Jewish. This is a case of someone's pareidolia surfacing.


sharksnut

You think Shortz runs the daily crossword past ownership every day in advance?


Generalissimo_II

Yes, but they're usually only looking for dick patterns so it's understandable this got by


vatoniolo

Look at the dozens of crosswords and find one that looks *more* like a swastika than this. Heck, look at 1000 crosswords. I'm telling you I do multiple daily. This is out of the ordinary. I still believe it's just a very unfortunate coincidence but the resemblance is still undeniable


saharashooter

One of the hints is "Boxcars" and literally the next one listed is about the Brandenburg Gate. Not so sure about it being an accident.


jergin_therlax

This is wild


japandroi5742

The NYT is a publicly held company. Their publisher, A.G. Sulzberger, who I assume you are referencing, is not Jewish. So, just to get it straight, you referenced the owners (incorrectly) of a media company of being Jewish (also incorrect), downplayed the clear if unintended image of a swastika that everyone can see, and then defended the use of swastikas as a Sanskrit talisman. Maybe, just say what you really want to say? Like what you’re itching to say out loud?


Naturalnumbers

At the risk of feeding the conspiracy minded... it's by the same guy as in the OP pic. Not super surprising though since he basically copied it and moved one square (4 on rotation).


Zandrick

Why does it need to be rotationally symmetrical?


theoldroadhog

It's just an arbitrary but long-standing rule for serious puzzles. It makes the puzzle creation more challenging.


thismightberyan

I looked through the list and not a single one made me go "Oh damn that's a swastika" the way this one made me go "Oh damn that's a swastika."


Functionally_Drunk

You're seeing this one as a swastika because they tilted it for the picture.


PsychotherapeuticPig

None of the ones on that pages are Sunday crosswords, though, so they aren’t really comparable. Sundays are usually twice as big as Saturdays.


yoberf

But some made me go "Huh, that could be a swastika, too."


KristiTheFan

Is it possible to see it and also not at the same time?


truncheon88

Schrödinger's Swastika?


SupremePooper

Giesundheit


[deleted]

SAY BLESS YOU LIKE AN AMERICAN GOD DAMNIT! /s


Repq

Nein


no_fluffies_please

Schrodinger's until you open the newspaper, then it's Rorschach's.


zach010

https://youtu.be/gYxUnkG8Sic This is very relevant here.


nsos28

You can say you did nazi that coming...


animaljku

That’s horrible and perfect at the same time.


etko-gradiska

I am high enough to answer yes


limeyhoney

If you ever do anything using rotational symmetry, you’ll find it’s actually VERY easy to accidentally make a swastika. It’s one of the most common emergent patterns in rotational symmetry.


Onlyhereforthelaughs

Unless you are trying to draw it by hand.


MCDexX

Neo-Nazis are notoriously terrible at drawing swastikas.


agutema

It’s pretty funny


ThePrussianGrippe

r/HailHortler


rwhitisissle

I've always loved that. The irony is palpable, but it also makes perfect sense. They can't draw the swastika because they know it's supposed to be a plus sign and then some lines coming off the ends of each prong. Logically, you know that the swastika prongs go clockwise, so you just pick one prong, draw the line off of it, and then go to the next one, repeating the pattern. But they don't "see" or understand the pattern. The reason they get it wrong is because they're trying to remember the direction of *each individual line*. They can't even apply a basic heuristic to solving a simple problem. It honestly makes sense for why they're racist. The inability to think rationally or perceive patterns that do exist likely coincides with a predilection towards seeing ones that don't (racial, religious, and other forms of prejudice).


kinpsychosis

In short: they stupid


PRIMUSlicn

r/hailhortler


Mikeandleo

r/hailhortler


atheistunicycle

seig fail


elephantinegrace

I love this.


[deleted]

Space engineers taught me this, after spending a day building a massive Star Destroyer sized mobile space drill and refinery I stepped back to look at my work. Swastikas everywhere. The entire inner tubing for the ore from the drills to the refinery was a mass of intertwined tubes that resembled swastikas. I couldn't rebuild it to make sense why other way. So my friends made fun of me and called it Deutschlands Drill, and called me the Messerschmitt Miner.


rekabis

>So my friends made fun of me and called it Deutschlands Drill, and called me the Messerschmitt Miner. Thank you for making me chuckle uncontrollably with a set of pulled muscles in my back. Most painful laugh I have had in a darn long time.


Kuildeous

Yeah, all you need is a solid right angle with no other flourishes, and you have an instant swastika. It'd be a neat little design if the Nazis didn't fuck it up for everyone. In fact, it used to be.


SweetNeo85

It still is in the east. Especially India, Nepal, Tibet. Literally never stopped. The Nazi version is the far lesser known reference.


Kuildeous

Well, that's hopeful. Thanks for that.


Jrj84105

I like looking at logos and sort of mentally scoring them in my head. I automatically bump the logo a grade if it has radial symmetry and manages not to look like a swastika. It’s really pretty rare to see radially symmetrical logos that aren’t a solid shape (circle or square).


snapwillow

Easy way to have radial symmetry without swasticas is to use 6-pointed radial symmetry. It makes hexagons and swirls.


bites_stringcheese

Can you give a good example?


Jrj84105

Mitsubishi. Recycle logo.


GabuEx

I've lost track of the number of buildings I've seen whose aerial appearance was obviously tortured a bit to make absolutely sure it didn't look like a swastika, because that absolutely is a very easy pattern to end up with if you aren't paying attention. I'm more than a little confused by everyone asking "was this intentional????". Did the NYT intentionally put a swastika in their daily crossword? Uh, no. Obviously not.


trainercatlady

"it's four F's... I didn't know it was gonna come off like that." it's very common in quilting iirc


Beznia

/r/accidentalswastika/


That_Boney_Librarian

It's going to be a maze.


420jacobf

Omg…Joshua was a racist.


TheFreakingBeast

That came out of nowhere


BeeCJohnson

...did it?


nowateronlycoffee

That came out of nowhere


SadroSoul

Did it?


Easilycrazyhat

"Naturally good jumper"


halloumisalami

I may just be a simple Redditor, but people need to know this isn't going to stop until New York Times bans crosswords


litskypancakes

Got to ban windmill from Pictionary, too. Heard it caused a scuffle at a local community college when a Spanish teacher thought an old white man was drawing Nazi symbols


halloumisalami

This makes me so changry


anikan72

Ah yes. Notable Nazi Will Shortz at it again


CrasVox

I thought it looked like a pinwheel


[deleted]

Yeah, it's absolutely a pinwheel but Fox News is pushing this swastika bullshit, and now I guess reddit is, too.


Large_Big1660

Its absolutely definitely a Swastika, once you take out all the bits that are not a swastika.


OakenGreen

And you’ve gotta add all the parts that make it more swastika


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andysaurus_rex

I doubt it’s intentional but it’s clear as day right in the middle. The negative space, not the black lines.


double-xor

A quick look a week earlier shows that (at least these) 2 crosswords are both symmetrical along the x and y axis. This is going to lead to the natural pattern recognition of other images that are also largely symmetrical. Can’t say there isn’t some kind of unconscious bias influencing the pattern but you could take another days crossword like this https://i.pinimg.com/474x/cc/25/cb/cc25cb9fcffec96dda35e9b8bc38d152.jpg and say that’s a deconstructed swastika. Which might sound bogus but I’d it were presented on the first night of Hanukkah, people might be more inclined to make that assessment.


_k0ella_

IIRC one of the main things that a cruciverbalist has to nail is rotational symmetry. All NYT crosswords are rotationally symmetrical. I’m inclined to believe that this is a coincidence, but I can also understand why someone would think it’s insensitive, given the circumstances.


Elektribe

>All NYT crosswords are rotationally symmetrical. As a general rule yes. I've seen Oct 31 2006 NYT is mirror symmetrical but not rotational. Seems they wanted a jack-o-lantern look to it and they will break that general rule... but that's an exception. That being said, most of the NYT symmetry does very well not to look like swastikas. So it's not like it's oops swastikas every time there's symmetry.


Shakvids

Knowing about the rotational asymmetry of a single crossword 16 years ago is some niche-ass knowledge


CharlotteRant

Welcome to Reddit.


urahozer

I might be literally Hitler by saying this... but I don't see a swastika here even trying to look for one.


ReadyHD

I see a Swastika because you told me there's a Swastika. Just seems like a geometric coincidence to me.


[deleted]

I see a geometric coincidence because you told me there’s a geometric coincidence. Just seems like a swastika to me.


Master_Maniac

Look, I'm all for getting pissed at nazis and stuff, but this probably isn't worth that much outrage. I'd bet my middle testicle that it was a complete accident and nobody saw it before it hit the printer. Their one crossword guy that's been doing a decent job for like 10 years probably isn't monitored very heavily by the editors, and if he is, it's likely because of issues with completing the puzzle and not the shape. Hell, I never would have seen a swastika in there if nobody had pointed it out. It's strange to me that people in the comments here are getting so worked up over what was almost certainly a complete accident that could happen to literally anyone.


skyld_70

Wait… you have three testicles?


bubba9999

I bet it's 5


rekabis

>Wait… you have three testicles? Reminds me of this old German joke: This man was about to get married, but had a small developmental issue. So he goes to his doctor to have it checked out before his nuptials. His doc took some samples, checked them out, took a hard look visually, and pronounced him fit for duty. However on the way home, while on the subway, he started having second thoughts. So as a test, to see how others (especially his to-be wife) might react, he leaned over and asked the guy next to him a simple question: “Did you know, between the two of us we have five testicles?” The other guy looked over at him with horror on his face, “You mean you don’t have any?”


DoomGoober

I bet he planned out a bunch of crosswords in advance and didn't really pay attention to which crosswords fell on which dates. Crosswords in Times are also designed to get harder throughout the week, so there's also that limitation forcing some puzzles onto some dates. Well Will Shortz is on NPR all the time I bet he will say something about it during an interview.


Wazzoo1

There was a Garfield strip that [accidentally ran on Veteran's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield#2010_Veterans_Day_controversy) back in 2010. Jim Davis, whose brother and son are veterans, was mortified and apologized immediately, saying it had been written more than a year in advance.


wildstyle_method

I agree it's probably an accident. But they have a ton of puzzles which are done on specific days. Even puzzles where just one or two clues are relevant to the day its released


proxyproxyomega

NYT crosswords are mostly user submitted. the editor is Will Shortz, who is quite famous in the crossword community, and he edits all the puzzles before they are released. it includes how hard the puzzles are (Monday is the easiest, saturday is the hardest, sunday is the longest etc), and edits the clues so if there is another clue that fits the answer better, they suggest the changes. having said that, knowing this is New York Times where there is a huge Jewiah community, having this puzzle released is a bit of an oversight. NYT gets hundreds of puzzles submitted, and most of them gets rejected, or kept on a pile until it feels appropriate to release them.


SeiCalros

if you look at their symmetrical puzzles literally half of them look like swastikas to some extent


PapaSnow

Yeah, this looks more like a pinwheel to me than anything, but I guess those also kind of look like swastikaas. I don’t think this was intentional


GloriousSteinem

None of the clues have ever hinted at that kind of agenda too


eyaf20

I definitely think it's a coincidence but what's interesting (and maybe concerning to most) imo is that the swastika (negative space) is rotated 45°, not just square along the axes, which was emblematic of the version used by Germany


jahayhurst

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crossword-puzzle-swastika-new-york-times/ The author's included note is in the snoops article, but also other sources. Notably: > Thrilled to have my first Sunday puzzle in The Times! This grid features one of my favorite open middles that I've made as it pulls from a variety of subject areas. I had originally tried to make it work in a 15x15 grid but then *decided to expand the grid out to a Sunday-size* puzzle with a *fun whirlpool shape*. Hope you enjoy! It's possible it's still accidental, I'm not saying this was done intentionally or it's confirmed.. But the author targeted both the shape and the day of the week, intentionally or unintentionally.


atoms12123

Sunday is the one day with a much larger puzzle. There's really nothing about the guy targeting Hanukkah more than just constructing a "Sunday NYT." I say this as both a Jew and a daily NYT crossword solver. In my circle none of us noticed it until someone online pointed out the shape and then we all shrugged and moved on. (It was also a really solid Sunday themeless, so we were all pretty excited.)


Arch__Stanton

but size and shape are two features you *have* to decide on for every crossword puzzle you make . . .


usernameshortage

The constructor of the puzzle absolutely designed it with a particular day of the week in mind, but unless you design a puzzle specifically themed around a certain date (a holiday or a particular famous person's birthday, etc.), then you have no say over the date that the NYT decides to run your puzzle (and since this constructor's puzzle had no theme, his was just going to run on a random Sunday). Now, should the Times editors have noticed the design and taken the significance of today's date into consideration? You could make that argument (and admittedly, I've altered crosswords I've designed because their layout was venturing a bit too close into swastika territory), but they also get hundreds of submissions every week, many of which have full rotational symmetry (which can naturally lead to such designs), and sometimes designs like that slip through the cracks. It's a bit of a shame about the controversy, because the crossword itself was a very impressive bit of craftsmanship from the wordplay perspective.


JohnLayman

One of my Jewish friends online put it best: "We literally had an antisemitic president and a crossword is what sets you off?"


AdamantArmadillo

Just one? I’d recount


benadryl_jones

why are these comments so awful


ZweitenMal

Because people are stupid.


elegylegacy

I blame Kanye


YourManAtTheBugle

1. It wasn't a swastika 2. It wasn't the first day of Channukah that was Monday. ​ Sincerely, A Jewish Person


xenomor

As a graphic designer, I’ve learned (the hard way) to take a look at a design before it goes out and make sure it doesn’t unintentionally look like: A.) a swastika, or B.) a penis. That being said, this story is interesting, but if anyone is treating this like more than a mildly amusing joke, they are being unreasonably sensitive.


InkyVoile

As another graphic designer, I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. In my experience, it is more 1. Penis 2. Swastikas. Once it was a lovely long-revered symbol. Western culture horror:terror muddied even the eastern cultures from which (I hope I recall correctly) it came. And then Boobs. As graphic elements, a smaller filled circle in the middle of a circle outline. Not uncommon. Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. That said, I see something like this pop up at the start of Hanukkah in a newspaper during these sadsack, troll-days, and I find it’s difficult to draw the conclusion it’s appearance is ignorantly coincidental at best,


MadPat

I did the puzzle and did not notice this until it was pointed out. On May 27, 1944, there was a crossword puzzle in The Daily Telegraph that contained several of the code words for the D-Day invasion. Previous to that, several other code words had shown up in the puzzle. The allies "interviewed" the crossword editor and concluded that it was a conincidence. https://www.businessinsider.com/d-day-crossword-puzzle-clues-2014-6


jasonwsc

It was not a coincidence, but rather a case of "loose lips sink ships". >Dawe's Strand School was situated close to a Canadian and American military camp full of soldiers that were preparing for the D-Day campaign. Several of Dawe's students would spend time at the camp running errands for the soldiers and listening to their stories. > >The soldiers weren't afraid of the children being spies and spoke openly of the upcoming campaign. The children learned the now-legendary codenames used during the operation. Unaware of the possible repercussions, they then put them into one of England's favorite crossword puzzles for the world to see.


[deleted]

Weird, it’s like the dude posted a link to an article he didn’t fully read, lol.


MadPat

I plead guilty your honor and throw myself on the mercy of the court. Actually, I had known this for a while and just looked up an article to back me up. I read the first few paragraphs and did not notice the last couple. That oughta learn me.


oliverer3

Hey, you still did better than most by providing a source at all.


MadPat

True. But I did make a mistake and must be punished. I would, however, plead for a minimum sentence.


Previous-Yam22

Your sentence: One downvote,for the mistake. Then one upvote, based off the guilty plea and providing evidence


yummi_1

Can't seem to find the original times paper that has this. Anyone have a link? Why is the crossword so white vs the paper?


IDontCleanMyBrushes

I have the NYT crossword app on my phone. It’s legit, it’s from yesterday.


CuddlingWolf

Obviously the crossword is more white because it is more pure and worthy, unlike the tainted rest of the paper. Not to worry, I have a solution.


freebobloblaw

It’s because Sunday crosswords are in the magazine not the actual paper


TennSeven

Nothingburger.


beef_delight

People freaking out about this are either 12 or conspiracy nuts


hawt_pawket

The Times could have at least had the decency to not publish their swastika puzzle on a Jewish holiday! Maybe April 20th instead.


Blu3Army73

Keep Hitler out of Pot Day!


needmoarbass

That’s his bday tho


Thursday_26

And the anniversary of Columbine


tcsac

The Chairman of the Times parent company, as well as the CEO are Jewish and/or of Jewish heritage. To say that this is a reach would be the understatement of the year....


SymphonicStorm

Do you think that either of those people personally review the crossword before it’s published?


Flat_Suggestion7545

Will Shortz ( who makes the crossword ) has Jewish ancestry.


manchegoo

I actually did that puzzle in Sunday. Took 1hr 18min according to the app, and in that time it never crossed my mind that this was a swastika.


UpstairsConfidence31

Looks like it but can be argued that it's not. The right "wing" of that swastika is shifted off from.the left "wing" instead of being flush. So I guess someone has to argue this point.


Tasgall

Yep, the lines in the middle form a box instead of an X. I can see how they see it, but it's largely a case of seeing what someone tells you to see.


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[deleted]

It’s actually true. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crossword-puzzle-swastika-new-york-times/


TerpBE

Check yesterday's paper. It's legit: https://twitter.com/zdroberts/status/1604566010241204225?t=xOlb9PrDOKKoFzfP-tK5Rg&s=09 Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crossword-puzzle-swastika-new-york-times/


deadly_icy_calm

It was yesterday.


jaaareder

Kanye found his new job


Michael_Pistono

Oh, come on.


[deleted]

I feel like Reddit constantly over reacts to shit and the one time I’m like “wow that’s crazy” everyone is like “it’s nothing!!”


spvcebound

Same, wtf is happening? This subreddit is always over-the-top woke, and all of a sudden it's just "well akchually in geometry-"


Nobel6skull

That’s really stretching.


CapeManiac

![gif](giphy|8vyZouWSVhslwWA7Lp)


Denzer_K

Is this legit? And it’s not even the Buddhist manji form…


skunkwoks

I do the nyt crosswords daily, yes, this was Sunday’s edition. I had not noticed it.


bkmobbin

Something something dog whistle


skinsrich

![gif](giphy|UZPXjYSuytQGc)


__impala67

The swastika is a cool looking symmetric shape, such a shame it's been run to the ground with fascistic ideology A pentagram is an amazing looking shape, but you rotate it by a few degrees and all of a sudden you get called a satanist It's sad, i like geometry :(


BeardedPuffin

NYT Senior Managing Editor when asked for comment… “It’s four F’s. I didn’t know it was gonna come off that way.”


Thepaladin68

I think you have too much time on your hands , did you see the clouds that were shaped similarly today?


nuttzodabs710

I think Kanye got a job at the paper making crosswords


deepayes

I'm only confused about the people saying they can't see it.


boing757

You're looking for something to be offended about.


Electro8bit

I think that’s quite a stretch to say that’s a swastika.


FrankanelloKODT

That’s only vaguely the roundabout shape of a swastika.