No telling. Maybe the OP deleted it?

Did that become contentious?? Goodness...everyone seemed to be in agreement, which was refreshing AND heartening.

I was curious about the results.

I saw that and was worried that it was my fault, as I referred to WS as garbage. I sincerely hope it wasn't what I said. If it was, although I do feel that way, I apologize for saying it here.

I doubt it was your post Lynn (because they are garbage). The 2nd to last post I saw was from the OP. She wrote that she anonymously called the store and shared what she saw. He was concerned and was going to look into it.

(Sigh) Thanks, Maddielee! And, I'm really glad that she did it anonymously for her own safety!

She didn't pull it. I missed the last few posts apparently - WS?

ugh, duh. I can still see the entire thread when I access through email comment link so I believe that means it's in moderation. I'm guessing someone - a moderator or more likely a reader thought this was more of a Hot Topics item.

But it didn’t get heated, did it?? I think pretty everyone is in consensus that racism = bad, right? (Surely?)

FWIW, I don't think we can delete our OPs. Comments on our posts, yes, but not the original post.

I think you can delete your own thread within the first hour.

nini it doesn't have to get heated if someone took offense to the subject matter as not belonging here. They can flag it regardless. Since I can still see the thread I think it's being evaluated. If the determine it doesn't belong the links would no longer work and I'd get that 'oops' message.

Just for reference

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll

Thanks for that info, catticusmockingbird. (Great name, btw!)

I missed the post. I saw Lynn's comment above though and thought "What does Williams-Sonoma have to do with tattoos?" Then - Oh! - a different "WS!" (I hope)

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/shocking-tattoo-dsvw-vd~5646688?n=55

The store sounds like Stall Cart.

Do you think it was my post on recognizing hate symbols? I posted a visual board because it seemed I wasn’t the only one not knowing what some of those things look like. I’m still not a 100% sure what the op was discribing as I didn’t see examples in my google search. Hope it wasn’t me.

I'll bet the visual was it. Houzz has filters that probably picked up on the visual. If so, it might come back after a human looks at it.

Maybe I’ll go back and delete it and see if the post comes back.

Edited: I took it off. Kind of a shame. I recognized some symbols but wouldn’t have know the others meant something hateful.

I missed the whole thing, so thanks for the links. I had no idea about the symbols and wouldn’t have known some meant anything hateful. A Celtic cross?!? I have some jewelry with that and have had it for years! When did that become a symbol?

Celtic cross?!!

Ida, yes!

I just posted a comment on that thread and was able to do it. Does it mean the thread is not deleted?

I thought WS meant Wallace Simpson, but that's all I could think of. I don't even know what this thread is about.

The link above worked for me. White Supremacy--I did't know what WS meant ether, I don't appreciate a lot of symbols/words/gestures that are claimed by groups I don't agree with but that is the world we live in. It is extremely insulting in some cases.

nutsaboutplants the thread is in limbo it seems - notifications still come about activity and it's open to new comments but not showing in the forum.

I was listening to the radio today and they were interviewing a woman who removes malicious or offensive tattoos. It's a positive focus.

Tattoo removal story

Then there was this story about the Inuit practice of facial tattoos. The link takes you to a short summary of the last few minutes of the interview. The whole interview is really worth listening to. I haven't seen her movie, but would like to.

Inuit facial tattoo story

I know this is a bit of a hijack, but the humanity found in both of these stories struck me as appropriate.

Sorry, I abreviated It up there as “WS” because I was concerned that writing “white supremacy/supremacists” might get this thread yanked, as well. I was/am still confused as to why the original thread was pulled.

Hey All - I did not delete the post but I am no longer receiving notifications on it. I didn't think it got heated or controversial in any way but it does seem to be in moderation limbo.