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[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

To the next commenter who didn't read the article and thinks this is about red maga hats:

But knitted protest headwear has a new look in 2026, thanks to the popularity of a red "melt the ICE" hat pattern shared online by a yarn shop in the suburbs of Minneapolis.
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The red tasselled hat, called a nisselue in Norwegian, was a symbol of patriotism and protest against Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 1 points 2 hours ago

My comment literally mentions red (caps) hats in reference to MAGA because MAGA ruined red hats (caps). Ruining the positivity of the red hats in the article. Similar to the swastika, which symbolized peace, until the fucking nazis ruined that.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 19 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

The red hats are the modern age swastika. What once was an innocent thing, is now ruined by a group of ignorant racist piece of shit human beings.

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I won't even wear a sports hat if their color is red. If someone sees it from the wrong angle it might as well be a maga hat. Hell, red sports hats are too similar even if only viewed from the front with logo in plain sight.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

As a cards fan, I really fucking hate magats for ruining red hats. I always have to wear the away or batting practice cap

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Thank God I'm a Padres fan

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago

Fuck yeah, props to the Dads. Hope you all dethrone LA and their bullshit.

[–] electrotabby@piefed.social 9 points 3 hours ago

The hats from the article are not the same type of hats though. They resemble the Canadian toque, I suppose, or in Norway, "lue". Similarly we would call the MAGA dome + sun shade kind of hat "caps".

[–] YaksDC@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I have a red ball cap in the same Nazi shade of red that I have from when I was a firefighter in the navy. It sucks that I have not been able to wear it for years. I would never want to be lumped in with that group.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The red hats in the article literally come from historical resistance to Nazis:

The "melt the ICE" hat takes inspiration from Norway, according to staff of Needle & Skein yarn shop in St. Louis Park, Minn., who shared the pattern on the popular crafting site Ravelry last month. Minnesota has one of the highest concentrations of residents who claim Norwegian ancestry, according to state demographers.

The red tasselled hat, called a nisselue in Norwegian, was a symbol of patriotism and protest against Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (2 children)
[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

I'm glad they don't look like MAGA hats, I would never wear a hat that could be mistaken for them.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 4 points 2 hours ago

Thanks for the image. These look nothing like the MAGAzi's caps. I retract my statement in regards to these hats, but it stands to any normal cap/hat of similar color design.

[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

MFW commenters don't even read the article

[–] Beep@lemmus.org 9 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I am confused, where is your face when "commenters don't even read the article"?

[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 minutes ago

I'm so shocked I turned invisible

[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

I'll step in:

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[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Speaking as someone who didn't read the article I think it's pretty cool people are being inspired by the French Revolution

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 hours ago

You can buy the pattern and knit it in a different color, but yeah, the color red is now tainted, even though this isn’t the same shade.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

i have an LFC (Liverpool football club) hat with its bird logo, it's the same color red as the fuckheads hat. I get weird looks all the time. idfk make red hats fun again!

[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Same I used to wear a red hat with my favorite comic character on it. I had to switch to a black version due to repelling the groups I wanted to be around and attracting the groups I didn't want to be in the same room with. I could tell a noticeable difference after I switched. They see red hat and feel uneasy even when its not the correct hat.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I've caught myself thinking like this too. It's honestly pretty hard not to see any red hat as a possible sign of a fascist.