He noted that the ace of spades has a long history as a tool of intimidation, including its use by white supremacist groups meant to demean people of color.
I’m not doubting this story, but I’ve never heard of Ace of Spades association. It would have been nice if the article included more information to elaborate.
Sidenote: the link from VU includes a UTM tracking code that indicates the article was written with the help of ChatGPT. I’m not sure exactly what to do with that, but it felt worth noting.
The HistoryNet page says that US soldiers in Vietnam would leave Ace of Spade cards behind because the symbol was considered a mark of bad luck to the Vietnamese.
ICE leaving a custom calling card that references something meant to terrorize the Vietnamese during a war and is also a reference to American racism isn’t just a random oopsy. The history wrapped in that that specific symbol was very intentionally used here.
I’m not doubting this story, but I’ve never heard of Ace of Spades association. It would have been nice if the article included more information to elaborate.
I had to click through to the Voces Unidas blog post, which then had a link to a HistoryNet page about it.
Sidenote: the link from VU includes a UTM tracking code that indicates the article was written with the help of ChatGPT. I’m not sure exactly what to do with that, but it felt worth noting.
The HistoryNet page says that US soldiers in Vietnam would leave Ace of Spade cards behind because the symbol was considered a mark of bad luck to the Vietnamese.
A “spade” is also an old timey but still in use racial slur.
ICE leaving a custom calling card that references something meant to terrorize the Vietnamese during a war and is also a reference to American racism isn’t just a random oopsy. The history wrapped in that that specific symbol was very intentionally used here.