KeithHall Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 How close, in appearance, are the two crosses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, KeithHall said: How close, in appearance, are the two crosses? Maltese cross different because of the “eight points” as per the audio clip. Iron cross and Crossmen logo same from what I see. And googling I was reminded that the iron cross also used by biker gangs and white supremists. 🤮 So the same issue as southern Civil War re-enactors using CSA flag. So if you see someone wearing the iron cross or CSA flag you don’t know what their beliefs are. 😬 Edited October 18, 2021 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbobcat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said: Maltese cross different because of the “eight points” as per the audio clip. Iron cross and Crossmen logo same from what I see. And googling I was reminded that the iron cross also used by biker gangs and white supremists. 🤮 So the same issue as southern Civil War re-enactors using CSA flag. So if you see someone wearing the iron cross or CSA flag you don’t know what their beliefs are. 😬 Why not keep the "cross" and put a "C" in the middle ? Or "Crossmen" across the "horizontal member" ? You could keep the tradition, and eliminate any confusion as to what the cross stands for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, rpbobcat said: Why not keep the "cross" and put a "C" in the middle ? Or "Crossmen" across the "horizontal member" ? You could keep the tradition, and eliminate any confusion as to what the cross stands for. Not trying to argue but how many people outside of drum corps would wonder what kind of group “Crossmen” are if they just saw someone in a t shirt with the cross and name. Add “drum and bugle corps” or a horn and drum picture would help. Edited October 18, 2021 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbobcat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, JimF-LowBari said: Not trying to argue but how many people outside of drum corps would wonder what kind of group “Crossmen” are if they just saw someone in a t shirt with the cross and name. Add “drum and bugle corps” or a horn and drum picture would help. I was only referring to the logo on the uniform and things like that. Your suggestion about adding "drum and bugle corps" and /or a horn and drum picture on tee shirts and other souvenirs works for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, rpbobcat said: I was only referring to the logo on the uniform and things like that. Your suggestion about adding "drum and bugle corps" and /or a horn and drum picture on tee shirts and other souvenirs works for me. Understand now, thanks. I wasn’t thinking of problems with the cross on the uniform or equipment. Just items that would be see by the general public outside of a show. Edited October 18, 2021 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 11 hours ago, rpbobcat said: Why not keep the "cross" and put a "C" in the middle ? Or "Crossmen" across the "horizontal member" ? You could keep the tradition, and eliminate any confusion as to what the cross stands for. Not a bad idea really. If I took my Atlanta CV / Corpsvets cross and turned it a few degrees it becomes pretty similar to a Maltese Cross but also very different. I think the danger is that people get really amped up about symbology that they don't have a full understanding of or that they color with their personal experiences (or they sometimes usurp the experiences of others.) I kind of laughed a little while typing this thinking about the opening of The Da Vinci Code where Langdon speaks about this very subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 12:52 PM, JimF-LowBari said: Not trying to argue but how many people outside of drum corps would wonder what kind of group “Crossmen” are if they just saw someone in a t shirt with the cross and name. Add “drum and bugle corps” or a horn and drum picture would help. Personally if I were not at a drum corps show and I saw someone wearing a t-shirt with a Maltese styled cross on it similar to that of Crossmen, I would assume it had some religious significance. I think that’s the case with many drum corps symbols that are symbols for other things as well. When I see what appears to be “Waldo” bumper sticker on a car in a parking lot I wonder if I’ll run into a BAC alum, more often than not it is a symbol of Scotland. Some people who flew into Indy in 2018 may share this memory. I arrived in Indy for finals and the airport had quite a few men wearing what looked like a duplicate of the headgear of the Troopers’ drum major. When I spoke to one of the gentlemen wearing the hat, I learned they were in town for a West Point reunion and when I spoke about the Troopers, he assumed I was talking about state police officers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hot take: No one cares about the dumb logo, the dumb "tradition," or The Crossmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 hours ago, FTNK said: Hot take: No one cares about the dumb logo, the dumb "tradition," or The Crossmen. hot take.....you're wrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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