Apple’s Lion Is Extreme Right Political Party’s Symbol Too [Apple]

It’s ironic that the poster cat for Apple’s Mac OS X Lion is precisely an identical image used by a extreme right political party . Or even, given some policies and events , some people would say it isn’t ironic at all.

The stock photo-titled ” The King” , by Ronnie Howard-was available at Shutterstock and Fotolia, but it surely has been removed. You possibly can find it at Pixmac for $10.66.

The coincidence is ironic because Apple’s CEO is thought to lean to the left side of the political spectrum. But it surely’s just that, a coincidence, one of many dangers of using stock photos of felines . Anyone could use them, including a neo-fascist Flemish nationalist party:

The slogan ‘Flemish force ” is portrayed with a lion’s head, making the Flemish campaign exudes confidence and assertiveness. ” The Vlaams Belang, the Flemish force today, especially after June 10 shall be needed,” said party chairman Frank Vanhecke afternoon in the course of the presentation of the campaign.

What shouldn’t be coincidence is that Steve likes vegetarian Belgian waffles with tofu cream and maple syrup. But that doesn’t make him into a fascist. That only makes him into a delightful, warm-hearted vegan. [Thanks Jef Laugs!]

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