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16Sep
- Washington Nationals Logo: New Representation of Terrorism?
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If you were to travel to a foreign land, would you even think of abandoning your own country’s customs or anything else you may know? Most of us would not. It would be hypocritical to our own heritage, but maybe we should start thinking of that more often. It’s very possible that something we do, say or wear can be offensive to a foreigner’s customs or traditions. It’s true that we may not know if these things are offensive until we encounter a situation, but perhaps a little research before traveling would go a long way.
The Washington Nationals, based out of Washington DC, have had a few logo representations in the history of their team. Sometimes the letters “DC” are used to represent them on their hats or other merchandise and other times their full name appears over a baseball in their main logo image. They also have a curled “W” as their third representation.
During a recent trip to Israel, Tyler Allard, an assistant to Representative Jim Cooper, proudly wore a Nationals baseball cap throughout the airport. He didn’t give the cap a second thought until an Israeli airport security guard pointed to the logo on his hat with utter hatred and disgust, asking why he would wear such a hat. With laughter, the ensemble assumes that the guard is referring to the terrible performance of the American baseball team.
Their further experience of being quizzed over and over and having every inch of their luggage ravaged and searched is the reason I wouldn’t want to travel by plane very often. Apparently, green is a Palestinian color and the curly “W” of the Nationals logo closely resembles a Palestinian extremist symbol.
It makes you think twice about what to wear in the airport of a foregin country. A little thought into his clothing, and Tyler Allard could have saved himself the embarressment of having Israeli guards go through his unmentionables.
Tags: baseball, Logo Design, logo news, nationals
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September 16th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
The “W” also looks a lot like the “W” used in Walgreens Pharmacy logo/branding.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Funny you should mention that. I did see that why researching. They are almost identical. Thanks for pointing that out!
September 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
The only thing that the Washington Natties terrorize are fielding and baserunning…
September 17th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
The Nationals have the worst uniform scheme in sports. Don’t they hire creative people to design these things? That beveled block script is hideous.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I hear that empty13…
They’re american flag-style DC logo is even worse.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
It is very interesting to think that some of the symbols we as Americans use are similar if not the same as extremist groups. Maybe we should do more research on those things before we use them.