Appropriated symbols

The report ‘Who is the Q Shaman?’ [ FT402:4] states: “While the Norse neopagan symbols with which Chansley is tattooed might suggest an affinity with neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups...” However, the vast majority of people wearing those symbols are not neo-Nazis. In fact, when the Q Shaman first became the poster boy for the Capitol Riots, the Pagan Federation and various Norse-inspired pagan groups – who self-identify under titles such as Asatru, Heathen, Viking way or northern path – immediately issued statements strongly condemning the Q Shaman’s racism and appropriation of their sacred symbols.

Derek Starkswood

Cambridge