History PlayingWith / NoSwastikas

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "This is a World War II ''documentary''. There should be swastikas, but there aren't any."
* '''Conversed''': "Duh, what's with all those Nazis without swastikas all over this place?"

* '''Reconstructed''': …But we don't want to expose kids to this (see "Enforced #1").

%%* '''Implied''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': All references to UsefulNotes/NaziGermany (swastikas, appearances of Adolf Hitler and other members of the Nazi party, etc) are removed in a toned-down World War II story.
* '''Straight''': A [[ANaziByAnyOtherName suspiciously Nazi-like army]] has the red armbands, but in place of a swastika is some other symbol.

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': ...But don't want to expose kids in to this (see "Justified #2").

** They use a different nazi symbol, such as twin Sowilo runes, the Totenkopf, the Black Sun, the Rune of Life, or the [[CommieNazis Strasserist]] Hammer and Sword.

* '''Double Subverted''': But it is quickly explained that it's a manji (a Buddhist symbol that looks the same, but actually is a symbol of peace).
** They use a different nazi symbol, such as 88, the Totenkoph, the Black Sun, or the Rune of Life.

** There are absolutely no American, British or Soviet flags or depictions of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill or Joseph Stalin in a World War II-based story, though the Nazis are depicted correctly.

** The army doesn't do the Roman salute, but instead does something else to salute its leader. (Possibly something silly, if this is a ThoseWackyNazis context.)

** There are absolutely no American or British flags or depictions of Franklin Roosevelt or Winston Churchill in a World War II-based story, though the Nazis are depicted correctly.

** They use a different nazi symbol, such as 88, the Totenkoph, the Black Sun, or the Rune of Life

** The work is made in Russia, where swastikas are illegal.

'''Basic Trope''': All references to NaziGermany (swastikas, appearances of Adolf Hitler and other members of the Nazi party, etc) are removed in a toned-down World War II story.

* '''Justified''':
** NaziGermany was a ''very'' dark period in history, and most people (particularly the Germans) are not proud of it and don't want to glorify (or appear to glorify) it. Except in educational or MyGodWhatHaveIDone contexts, it falls into the category of LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.
** The work is a kids' show, and the standards and practices people don't want kids to be exposed to such an atrocity.
** The work is an American TV show or movie that has to be edited in Germany to remove those references.

* '''Enforced''': "This show shouldn't have swastikas because the swastika is a symbol for the Nazis!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, I thought that seal was originally a swastika in the manga.." "No. It's a manji, a Buddhist symbol of protection, and the producers changed it for the anime so people wouldn't accuse them of PuttingOnTheReich."

* '''Defied''':
** An artist with a penchant for DarkerAndEdgier works puts one into his painting, in a blatantly obvious way.
** The author says "I don't care what people think, I'm going to put a manji in there".

* '''Lampshaded''': "Duh, what's with all those Nazis without swastikas all over this place?"

* '''Discussed''': "Hey, I thought that seal was originally a swastika in the manga..".
* '''Conversed''': "No. It's a manji, a Buddhist symbol of protection, and the producers changed it for the anime so people wouldn't accuse them of PuttingOnTheReich".

* '''Downplayed''': All armies are accounted for in a WWII story, but to avoid making anything too blatant they swap some characteristics of the armies on each side. No army, however, has any of the more extreme nazi tendencies.

** It's a kids' show, and the standards and practices people don't want kids to be exposed to such an atrocity.
** It's an American TV show or movie that has to be edited in Germany to remove those references.

** Swastikas are seen all over the place, even though this is a non- NaziGermany setting.

* '''Parodied''': [[PuttingOnTheReich The]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Army of]] StopHavingFunGuys has armbands with frowny-faces on them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Played For Laughs''': "What? [[BlatantLies That's what the Germans used in World War II!]] What else would they use?"
* '''Played For Drama''': A child meets with a group of [[FauxAffablyEvil seemly affable]] Neo-Nazis, and since he never learned about the atrocities of the original Nazis due to censorship, they have an extremely easy time convincing him to join their "little club".

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** It's an American TV show or movie that has to be edited in Germany to remove those references.* '''Inverted''':

* '''Played Straight''': A [[ANaziByAnyOtherName suspiciously Nazi-like army]] has the red armbands, but in place of a swastika is some other symbol.
* '''Exaggerated''': The army doesn't do the Roman salute, but instead does something else to salute its leader. (Possibly something silly, if this is a ThoseWackyNazis context.)

* '''Inverted''': Swastikas are seen all over the place, even though this is a non- NaziGermany setting.
** There are absolutely no American or British flags or depictions of Franklin Roosevelt or Winston Churchill in a World War II-based story, though the Nazis are depicted correctly.
* '''Justified''': NaziGermany was a ''very'' dark period in history, and most people (particularly the Germans) are not proud of it and don't want to glorify (or appear to glorify) it. Except in educational or MyGodWhatHaveIDone contexts, it falls into the category of LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.

** It's an American TV show or movie that has to be edited in Germany to remove those references.

* '''Double Subverted''': But it is quickly explained that it's a manji (a Buddhist symbol that looks the same, but actually is a symbol of peace)

* '''Parodied''': [[PuttingOnTheReich The]] [[ThoseWackyNazis Army of]] StopHavingFunGuys has armbands with frowny-faces on them.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Dude, you can't, like, use a swastika for your club. People will, like, totally get the wrong idea."
* '''Averted''': Swastikas are not banned. They may or may not be ubiquitous, but using one is allowed.
** Using a swastika would be absurd in this setting (for example, the story takes place in BibleTimes) and therefore they are not dealt with.
* '''Enforced''': That symbol has UnfortunateImplications and evokes a horrible period in history; we shouldn't allow it to be used.
* '''Defied''': An artist with a penchant for DarkerAndEdgier works puts one into his painting, in a blatantly obvious way.
* '''Defied and Enforced''': The author says "I don't care what people think, I'm going to put a manji in there".
* '''Discussed''': "Hey, I thought that seal was originally a swastika in the manga..."
* '''Conversed''': "No. It's a manji, a Buddhist symbol of protection, and the producers changed it for the anime so people wouldn't accuse them of PuttingOnTheReich."

* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is.

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'''Basic Trope''': Swastikas (and related expressions and imagery) are absent because of what happened in NaziGermany.

** The plot is set during World War II, but this trope still applies.

* '''Justified''': NaziGermany was a particularly dark period in history, and most people are not proud of it and don't want to glorify (or appear to glorify) it. Except in educational or MyGodWhatHaveIDone contexts, it falls into the category of LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.
** The regime knows that the populace hates nazis so they try to avoid the association
*** When the Germans are shown invading, they're seen with a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkenkreuz Balkenkreuz]]'', [[ShownTheirWork the actual symbol of the Wehrmacht, despite what most people think.]]

* '''Double Subverted''': But it is quickly explained that it's a manji (a Buddhist symbol that looks the same, but has a completely different meaning)

* '''Reconstructed''': ...But don't want to expose kids in to this.

* '''Invoked''':

* '''Defied and Enforced''': The author says "I don't give a fuck what people think, I'm going to put a manji in there".

* '''Played For Laughs''':

* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

* '''Justified''': NaziGermany was a particularly dark period in history, and most people are not proud of it and don't want to glorify (or appear to glorify) it. Except in educational or MyGodWhatHaveIDone contexts, it falls into the category of LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.

* '''Basic Trope''': Swastikas (and related expressions and imagery) are absent because of what happened in NaziGermany.

* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is.