well, then you can continue to suspect .... i m not obliged to clear ur doubts, m I?
.... btw, if you get the image's address by left clicking on it, usually, you can get the answer
Not always the case. People use image search engines to look for specific images they're looking for and the source doesn't always follow the point they're making. Anyway......
a better example would be the Nazi Iron Eagle. the symbol has an Eagle [as the name implies] on it but that does not mean that the Eagle becomes a symbol of hate .... thats the point that you missed .... calling someone an Eagle would not automatically imply hatered
Of course not. But, you don't call some a Swastika, do you? Like the swastika, if shown in the same form as the hatred symbol, the reaction would be largely the same and the degree of offence caused would follow suit. The overall look of the symbol matters too; font, size, etc. If you just have an arrow pointing up, obviously that doesn't display anything more than an arrow pointing up (or might make you think of an elevator). However, if the symbol is used in the same form as the original hatred form, it's recognisable and so is imbued with meaning beyond it's prima facie appearance.
An example of how context also matters is the band 311, an alternative rock band from the 90's. Some people assumed their name referred to 3 x 11 (the 11th letter of the alphabet being k, hence 3 x K = KKK). Problem is that they're quite anti-racist so the glove didn't fit, so to speak. 311 in and of itself is just a number, in the hands of white supremacists it's meaning is as above, in the hands of the above band, well, they proferred all sorts of funny explanations to throw people off ('311' is the American Police's code designation for indecent exposure was one). The point, context as well as who is using the term/symbol matters. Our brains activate auditory, language, visual and other parts when we see letters, the central executive (frontal lobes) give context to them. Form, imbued meaning as well as literal meaning come to the party when people see such symbols. It's the same reason why sarcasm is so effective. Got access to a bunch of fMRI studies to prove it if you wish.
source:
http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/anti-hate/symbolsofhate.html
^ the source .... just in case, ur imagination turns wild
Whatever. You'be been on the forum all of 5 minutes, excuse me if there's a little healthy skepticism when you don't provide a link to some site you apparently saw. You provided the link, we all know you weren't trying to mislead, all is well and good. Thanks.
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.... and also how harmless symbols have inappropriately been associated with negative things 
