More KKK-affiliated businesses

[snopes]

Comment: Knott's berry farms is a supporter of the KKK. and they still
donate money to them...

[Canuckistan]

That's unlikely. Knott Berry Farms is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which is publicly traded.

Whether the Knott family does or doesn't is irrelevant, as they no longer control the Farm.

Similarly, the Knott Berry Farms brand of jelly and jam is now sold by ConAgra, another publicly traded company.

The Wiki page notes that Walter Knott was known for his right-wing views, but he died in 1981.

[Johnny Slick]

If it's publicly traded, it's almost definitely owned at least partially by KKK members! :o

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Johnny Slick

If it's publicly traded, it's almost definitely owned at least partially by KKK members!

And terrorists. Don't forget terrorists.

[Johnny Slick]

And the Klu Klux Kaeda!

[snopes]

Comment: On Saturday, June 16, my daughter told me that she was boycotting
Steve Madden shoes because she had heard that a group had peeled back the
insides of the shoes to substantiate or disprove a rumor they had heard
and discovered swastikas imprinted on the shoes.

[Canuckistan]

Yet another publicly traded company, so that particular theory can be discarded right off the bat.

Seems to be an FOAF story. Here's a guy whose friend works with a girl who claims that the swastika incidentn really happened. Although the picture provided shows the swastika facing the wrong way, so it's not a Nazi symbol.

In all of these "[Business company] is affiliated with [Evil group]" legends I always think that if it were true,for business sakes the company would be doing everything they can to keep it a secret and they would certainly not leave clues such as logos and hidden messages

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Malalaise

In all of these "[Business company] is affiliated with [Evil group]" legends I always think that if it were true,for business sakes the company would be doing everything they can to keep it a secret and they would certainly not leave clues such as logos and hidden messages

Unless, of course, they were truly evil and trying to turn all of us evil.

In which case, you'd at least expect them to get their evil symbols right.

[Jonny T]

Originally Posted by Malalaise

In all of these "[Business company] is affiliated with [Evil group]" legends I always think that if it were true,for business sakes the company would be doing everything they can to keep it a secret and they would certainly not leave clues such as logos and hidden messages

The answer I've generally heard is that the symbols are only meant to be "discovered" by those who are in on it too, kind of as a means of showing membership of a secret society. if, say, snopesters needed some means of identifying one another and we chose a black triangle over the left nipple*, to anyone who wasn't "in on it" it would just look like an item of clothing; to those who were part of the conspiracy, however, it would denote another member of the club.

of course, when everybody knows what symbols to look out for, the secret communications thing falls down a bit.

(* no, I don't know why that's what came to mind either.)