Shakira’s camp has removed the necklace from her online store.
Religious symbols and figures can be controversial topics in different cultures. For example, when traveling in South East Asia, it isn’t uncommon to run into the swastika symbol. The swastika is a religious symbol in several Asian cultures, signifying peace and goodwill, or the circle of spirituality, among other things. It was taken by the Nazis and demonized in Western culture. The gorgeous and talented Shakira is facing backlash after she sold tour merch that replicated another symbol that Nazis made famous, the black sun.
Fans of the singer noticed that her online store was selling a necklace that featured the black sun symbol, also known as the Schwarze Sonne in Germany. The necklace featured the inscription “Shakira El Dorado World Tour.” The black sun symbol is forbidden in most of Germany. The symbol is most famously connected to infamous Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler, who used the Wewelsburg Castle as a home base. The castle featured the symbol on the floor, and it has since been used in esoteric Nazism. Offended supporters of Shakira took to Twitter to warn the singer about her necklace, and it seemed as if most of her fans felt it was an honest mistake, and not an act of hatred. Others defended Shakira, claiming that the symbol has roots in other cultures as well, without the malicious connotation.
Dear @shakira, you know that your necklace depicts an important Nazi symbol, propagated by the SS during the Nazi era? It was so popular that Himmler incorporated it into a floor of the Wewelsburg Castle to establish it as the "center of the New World ". https://t.co/00Bfy1Tywm pic.twitter.com/2m0hldq0w9
— MaMika* (@Mamika_do) June 20, 2018
So Shakira most likely accidentally put a nazi symbol on her tour merch and didn’t know it lmao pic.twitter.com/HRjP41owbO
— Bill Rickards (@Billfromwawa) June 19, 2018
Just saw news about Shakira's gaff regarding her posting a necklace for sale with a symbol used by Nazis. I've seen that symbol from pre-Columbian artifacts from Hopi to Chibcha of Colombia (where Shakira is from) – representing spiritual growth.
— Elias Duran (@EliasDu09939772) June 21, 2018
@marisa_laudadio why do you write this garbage? Shakira's necklace looks more Mayan than Nazi. Are you just looking for a paycheck or hurt Shakira's reputation as a UNESCO spokesperson? She built a school for children. What have you done Laudadio beside write basura?
— BDS America (@ZionistParasite) June 21, 2018
