More Nazi Font Fun from Microsoft

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

For those who don't know of the previous one, go to Word (or whatever text editor that lets you select fonts), select Wingdings and type "NYC", in capitals.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1526833,00.asp

Microsoft's Font Foibles

Microsoft is facing some questions about political correctness and fonts this week following the release of a critical Windows update that also happens to include a previously released font removal tool.

At issue is Microsoft's decision to remove two swastikas and the Star of David from its Bookshelf Symbol 7 font. Microsoft officials characterized the presence of the swastikas as "an unintentional oversight." The company has confirmed that some users became upset at the presence of the swastikas.

The Bookshelf Symbol 7 font removal tool is available online and is part of a critical update to Windows which went out this week. The explanation for posting the tool says "this font has been found to contain unacceptable symbols." The removal tool specifically removes the Bssym7.ttf font that is included in Microsoft Office 2003.

(...)PC Magazine staffers ran a standard "diff" check on the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font pack, using Microsoft Word, before and after installing the update from Microsoft and found that in addition to the removal of the swastikas from the font set, the Star of David had also been removed.

[Kamika]

1. I don't really get it..

Did they remove the swastika symbols or what?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Yes, read the article

They released a patch that excises the swastikas (and the star of David) from the TTF file.

[Kamika]

3. why?

I mean I agree some ppl might be offended but what if you want to use the symbols?

[PVnRT]

4. Sorry

but some people have too much time on their hands to find this kind of shit.

[corporatewhore]

5. my brother emailed this to me today..,..

[Woman of the Phoenix]

6. Well, there ya' go!

I always suspected it.

[Deja Q]

7. Who takes the time to tinker around to find these anomalies?!

First it's the Word monkeybar escapade (though that one was justified...)

Then it's the 9/11 Webding pattern (which is one halliburton of a coincidence...) Use the Wingding fonts and typew in Q33NY and see what happens. :scared:

And, of course, the Webding NYC (which reveals little pictures of an eye, the heart symbol, and a city)

Now the swastikas and Star of David, though the latter's been known since 9/11, hence Wingdings Q33NY... Or Q11NY though that's not as interesting. (these #s were also supposedly internal reference #s that the respective airlines had used...)

And NYC in Wingdings spells out something quite nasty too...

Sad to say the least...

[frylock]

8. probably the same people who would spend hours spinning heavy metal..

records backwards desperately searching for incoherent references to satan.