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1. Vulgar Names - Pornographic or scatological terms will not be registered.
Obscene terminology, sexually explicit material, bathroom or toilet humor, etc. are considered inherently offensive by a large segment of the Society and general population.
2. Offensive Religious Terminology - Magical or religious terminology that is excessive or mocks the beliefs of others will not be registered.
Magical or religious words are not usually inherently offensive, but may offend by context. For example, although the name "Jesus" is common in Spanish, the juxtaposition of it with reference to other religions, like "Jesus the man", could be considered a mockery. Use of art unusual number of religious elements might disturb both devotees and opponents of a particular religion.
3. Stereotypical Names - Allusions to derogatory ethnic, racial, or sexual stereotypes will not be registered.
Such stereotypes, even if documented from period sources, are innately offensive. This is true whether the stereotype is inherent in the usage, such as "Pedro the Dago", or created by context.
4. Offensive Political Terminology Terminology specifically associated with social or political movements, or events that may be offensive to a particular race, - religion, or ethnic group will not be registered.
Even if used without prejudice in period, such terms are offensive by their modern context. Thus, names that suggest participation in pogroms or repressive movements, like "Judenfeind", which is a period German name meaning "enemy of the Jews", may not be used."
Part IX, Offensive Armory reads: "Offensive armory may not be registered, as is required by General Principle 2 of these rules. Armory may be innately offensive from its content, or because of its usual associations or the context in which it is placed, such as the swastika which, although used in period armory, is so strongly associated With the Third Reich that it offends a large segment of the population. Armory may be considered offensive even if the submitter did not intend it to be. This section defines the categories of designs that tire generally considered offensive
1. Vulgar Armory - Pornographic or scatological items or designs will not be registered.
Obscene images, sexually explicit material, bathroom or toilet humor etc. are considered inherently offensive by it large segment of the Society and general population
2. Offensive Religious Symbolism - Magical or religious symbolism that is excessive or mocks the beliefs of others will not be registered.
Magical or religious symbolism is not usually inherently offensive, but offends by context. Both devotees and opponents of a particular religion may be offended by an excessive display of the symbols of that religion, for example, a Calvary cross surrounded by four Paschal Lambs and surmounted by a crown of thorns and a whip. Similarly, although a Paschal Lamb is a standard heraldic charge, dismembering the lamb and surmounting it by a pentacle creates a context that could be offensive.
3. Stereotypical Designs - Allusions to derogatory ethnic, racial, or sexual stereotypes will not be registered.
Such stereotypes, even if documented from period sources, are innately offensive. This is true whether the stereotype is inherent in the usage or created by context, like placing a Moor's head within an orle of watermelons.
4. Offensive Political Symbolism - Symbols specifically associated with social or political movements or events that may be offensive to a particular race, religion, or ethnic group will not be registered.
Even if used without prejudice in period, such symbols are offensive by their modern context. Thus, designs suggestive of the SS, the Ku-Klux Klan, or similar organizations, may not be used.
The list of offensive charges available at this time is:
Hand of Glory (a hand enflamed)
Swastika A dismembered and bleeding animal or person
A pall gammadion (three armed swastika)
A pentacle or pentagram
A cross of flame
Note also that charges that are inoffensive in their own right may be organized so as to create in offensive picture.
For example, "Argent, a cat tergiant gules, overall three bars wavy sable." is unacceptable. The total picture is that of a cat with tire tracks across it.
As another example, "Or, a club bendwise sable distilling a goutte de sang and in base a seal gules." can be interpreted as clubbing seals, which will offend people.
"Sable, a bunch of three oak leaves fructed and environed of a laurel wreath." is a lovely, simple design. Unfortunately, it was the badge of the 16th SS Mechanized Division "Commandant SS" (Reichsfuhrer SS)Because of its association with the SS, this is offensive.
I once heard the tale of a gentle that painted his shield with a nice heraldic design and took it to a tourney. Another gentle recognized the design on the shield as being that of an SS unit. This second gentle was ready to do violence to the first gentle over the offense given. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed; the offender did not realize that the design he had come up with was tainted by association. That shield was never seen again.
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