î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Oy Vey! The butthurt is strong on this one... http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/chevrolet-ss-banned-in-israel-because-the-ss-reminds-them-of-the-nazis-ar147602.html You would think that with Chevrolet’s release of its high-powered SS sports sedan, a lot of countries would be chomping at the bit to have the car come to their roads. Apparently, that’s not the case in Israel. According to the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth via the Times of Israel, the Chevrolet SS will not be imported to Israel because it’s "Super Sport" name, or at least the shortened "SS" version of it, is similar to the Schutzstaffel, a paramilitary unit headed by one Heinrich Himmler under Adolf Hitler’s long reign of terror in Nazi Germany. The same Yedioth report quoted Baruch Shuv, manager of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and chairman of the Organization of Partisans, Underground Fighters and Ghetto Rebels, saying that “the use of [the SS] name is very inappropriate." "It is not a name that will bring them pride or success,” Shuv added. Granted, we understand the position Israel is taking, and we’re not going to belittle the significance of the Jewish people’s plight during one of the most oppressive times in history, but c’mon guys… It’s an abbreviation for “Super Sport,” not some anti-Jewish conspiracy. It’s also worth noting that this is the first time Chevrolet is branding the initials SS exclusively and not using the full Super Sport name on the model. And if Israel has a big and justified problem with the use of the SS name and is taking the measure of keeping the car out of their country, then that’s their prerogative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 How in any way does 'SS' remind them of a modified X???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Get rid of the abbreviation and spell it out I guess Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 How in any way does 'SS' remind them of a modified X???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The SS were a famous branch of the Nazi military. Anyways, a few people may not be happy with the name, but that's no reason to ban the car completely. Although I am against the name for another reason: too easy to mix up with the Camaro SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Fatigue Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 political correctness overload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Probably want Chevrolet to just change the name for cars to be sold in Israel,; I can't really blame them. Products have to be renamed quite often to comply with local standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Good cause it has a terribly boring design and what were they thinking when they were only gonna put an automatic in it? Should be banned everywhere. Names the bottom of the issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Does Israel allow Volkswagens in their country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allkill326 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Warring nations always panick. I remember South Koreans arresting people for discussing facts about North Korea in twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Given that the SS was a central player in Implementing the "Final Solution", such distaste of the "SS" abbreviation is quite understandable - it is pretty much a cultural imperative for Jews and Israel. http://www.ushmm.org...duleId=10007403 http://www.ushmm.org...duleId=10005477 http://www.ushmm.org...duleId=10007328 http://www.ushmm.org...duleId=10005151 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The SS were a famous branch of the Nazi military. Anyways, a few people may not be happy with the name, but that's no reason to ban the car completely. Although I am against the name for another reason: too easy to mix up with the Camaro SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 SS stands for SchutzStaffel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 In this instance, SS means Schwachkopf Scheißkerl in reference to Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ro0 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 You obviously meant to say notorious. Under the circumstances there is quite a difference, and therein lies the reason for the ban. I can say that I don't care either way, but I can see why the choice was made. edit: I sure hope South Park will parody this in some way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 i don't even know why this is a surprise to some people makes perfect sense to me, and i'm surprised this hadn't been done sooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 So they rebadge for Israel. Not a big deal. Yes, Chevy has been using the SS name and badges on performance cars since the 60s so they see a lot of built in value to the name but products get name changes and much more for different markets all the time so why not this. Just how big is the Israeli market for GM anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovech Trick Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's 2013, not 1946, i wonder if these zionists will ever realize that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hartnell's Mane Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Israel is WACKY, man. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hartnell's Mane Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's 2013, not 1946, i wonder if these zionists will ever realize that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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