It's just a Roman salute, says school in 'Nazi' matric photograph furore

[Excalibur]

A school that showed matrics offering Nazi salutes on its main website image said they were actually Roman salutes.
After a social media furore over the Somerset West Private School photograph, which was removed on Wednesday, principal Morne Coetzer told TimesLIVE: “It has come to our attention that there have been objections to a matric photo where some learners give what appears to be a Roman salute.

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[yebocan]

..to be honest...swop out the robes for Hitler Youth uniforms...noir filter the pic...boom ... more Reich than Roman

 

[zophas]

Roman salute, Nazi salute, what's the difference?

 

[yebocan]

Roman salute, Nazi salute, what's the difference?

6 million Jews..?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Ag come off it you fscking wining c,unts.

 

[SauRoNZA]

The question should really be asked how many idiots saw this photo between the photographer and the person publishing it to the website and the multiple people involved and didn't go "STOP, maybe this is a kak idea".

So many points of failure.

It is bullshit to be moaning about it, but at the same time everyone knows that was going to happen.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Roman salute, Nazi salute, what's the difference?

None, the Nazi Salute is a variation on the Roman Salute

 

[Kosmik]

FW problems....

 

[Flanders]

Ooh. Look, everyone, what the whites are up to now!

 

[ponder]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute

 

[My_King]

The time for sorrow and crying is over. If someone wants to do a salute let them. This used to be a free world

 

[surface]

Ooh. Look, everyone, what the whites are up to now!

we must have serious talks with the traitor Elsa Lila

who said: “As a German citizen, it hurts my heart seeing how poorly educated some kids are on that matter. Schools should do better. Everywhere. You’re insulting and disrespecting millions and millions of innocent people who have been murdered by a brutal, cold and soulless regime.”

 

[Grant]

..to be honest...swop out the robes for Hitler Youth uniforms...noir filter the pic...boom ... more Reich than Roman

meanwhile in the middle east:

 

[konfab]

we must have serious talks with the traitor Elsa Lila

who said: “As a German citizen, it hurts my heart seeing how poorly educated some kids are on that matter. Schools should do better. Everywhere. You’re insulting and disrespecting millions and millions of innocent people who have been murdered by a brutal, cold and soulless regime.”

 

[yebocan]

meanwhile in the middle east:
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...are doggy bags allowed?

 

[MEIOT]

None, the Nazi Salute is a variation on the Roman Salute

No - not true - but nice try

 

[ToxicBunny]

No - not true - but nice try

Why do you say its not a variation then?

 

[MEIOT]

Why do you say its not a variation then?

Because ... it's not. Can't really dispute facts

 

[ponder]

 

[ToxicBunny]

Because ... it's not. Can't really dispute facts

Mind listing those facts that determine it isn't a variation of the Roman Salute then if you please. I am happy to be wrong, but I would like something more than "No you're wrong" as a starting point, when the Nazi Salute was criticised in its early days for its resemblance to the Roman Salute in use in Italy...