As the title says, I'm curious as to whether or not wearing a kotwica would be considered disrespectful considering its history. As an American, I like it for its symbolicism and I like the history of the polish home army in general, so I wanted to know if wearing it would be something frowned upon.
—
IAmFoolyCharged
8 comments
It would be.
No
In Poland we mostly keep national symbols to be displayed upon ocassions (like for example hanging flags from houses during independence day or day of constitution). Walking around with national symbols just because is usually considered to be a thing done by more problematic part of society like hooligans (of course I don’t mean that nobody ever wears for example a hat with an eagle or a jacket with polish flag attached).
It doesn’t mean that there are no normal people that wear for example hoodies with them, but I am speaking as an overal sentiment.
Would you wear insignia of the 82nd Airborne if you didn’t serve in it? The Polska Walcząca symbol is of course more, but just for starters.
I mean, nobody’s gonna cancel you for it, I think if you’re genuinely interested in history, and it’s done out of admiration it’s fine. Although I myself, despite being Polish, would wonder to myself if I’m worthy of wearing such symbols.
>As an American
Why don’t you fuck off and keep wearing symbols related to, owned by and significant to your nation?
Having to read such ignorant question makes me angry. If I saw some dumb USian wearing this because he thinks it’s cool I’d lose my shit and call the cops for disrespecting our national symbols.
We have enough of our own right wing morons and even more moronic football fans disrespecting this symbol and everything it stands for, we don’t need imported ones.
Some military guys may find it disrespectful or even treat it as a stolen valor thing, as kotwica right now is used by sf forces mostly.
For me personally it’s a symbol of great heroism, bravery and sacrifice. I would think its inappropriate, maybe lame. Lots of muppets wears it thinking that they are patriotic thanks to this, not even knowing or caring about it. Also a lot of chinese crap is made with it washing off meaning of this symbol.
But in the end of the day, you do you. Who am I to tell you what to wear.
It would be unless you Yourself were part of the resistance. There are people still alive that were there and do where these bands on special occasions. Why you would be inclined to do something like this is beyond my understanding. Perhaps you are just that ignorant.