'Horribly insensitive!' Outrage after NYT crossword resembles a Nazi swastika on first day of Hanukkah
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Hanukkah spoilt by an honest mistake? Hundreds of readers of the New York Times were taken by surprise after their crossword puzzle on Sunday was allegedly resembling a Swastika, that too on the first day of Hanukkah - Sunday, December 18. The puzzle's silhouette has caused outrage on social media with several notable people coming forward to express their discomfort with the whole situation as it is widely recognized for its appropriation by the Nazi Party.
One such person to get angry over the controversial crossword puzzle was Donald Trump Jr who wrote, "Disgusting! Only the New York Times would get Chanukah going with this is the crossword puzzle. Imagine what they would do to someone who did this and was not ideologically aligned with them? I’ll give them the same benefit of the doubt they would give those people… EXACTLY ZERO." While it can be considered a coincidence, the Internet believes that it is the most recent example of the paper's alleged history of anti-Israel rhetoric. The outlet has not yet commented regarding the same. Moreover, history has repeated itself as back in 2017, NY Times tweeted, "Yes, hi. It's NOT a swastika. Honest to God. No one sits down to make a crossword puzzle and says, "Hey! You know what would look cool?" reported Daily Mail.
