On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 01:28:08PM +0100, Oliver Fromme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was witnessed plotting the following conspiracy: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Oh I would not suggest removing Beastie altogether Jesper! That one is too > > well known, but to add a supplementary angel with the feminine would add > to the > > Package. I am not talking St. Michael here, but rather Lillith, or Mary, > or > > one of Lot's daughters, or even Dinah (who was raped), or the Harlot by > the > > side of the road...no, not the harlot, because it would better be the > absolute > > opposite of Beastie...but not too soft, not Bianca, but the shrew. > Probably a > > Mary would make a good bet. > > AFAIK, one of the main points of that logo competition is > to do away with anything that could be interpreted in an > religious way. Therefore an image of an Angel would be > completely inappropriate. (Why feminine anyway? Beastie > has no specific gender, therefore it would be best to not > bias the logo one way or the other.) > > Also take into account that a logo is not a mascot and > should not be designed in a way that it could be confused > with the mascot (Beastie will still exist), so the logo > should not contain a person or creature. > > Just my 2 cents, YMMV. > > Best regards > Oliver > Such a goal makes no sense. No matter what logo is chosen, it *will* offend /someone/ in /some way/. Though, maybe a plain black square would work, but on the other hand, it could be racist. See? You cannot win.
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