Uproar brewing over plans to change NJ county's seal

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Submitted by Top_Ad5385 t3_125jjwi in newjersey

This uproar is silly. The old seal has a shitty drawing of Hannah being shot to death outside a cabin by a British soldier with a rifle. It literally has the puff of smoke coming out of the rifle and her arms in the air. It is creepy and violent and weird in this age of misogyny and gun violence.

I like the new one with Hannah in lower left. I also like the retro mid-century vibes to the artwork and the 21 stars for the 21 municipalities.

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Jimmy_kong253 t1_je4i09i wrote

Just change it to the unofficial seal of New Jersey which is a politician hanging a taxpayer upside down and shaking out all their money

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Ctmarlin t1_je4siko wrote

Reminds me of something you would see in Pawnee town hall.

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nuncio_populi t1_je4i4ad wrote

Lmao. The seal definitely needs to be changed. Not because of its content but because it’s amateurish.

I really like the option with the four quadrants.

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Icy-Formal975 t1_je4nqtw wrote

I like the old seal better

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Crazy-Insane t1_je54lpo wrote

Most people who don't wake up in the morning and repeatedly smack themselves in the face psyching themselves up to be offended and horrified by the dumbest little things all day, everyday agree.

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dsarma t1_je4kxkh wrote

Dear gods this seal sucks. They need a revamp.

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peter-doubt t1_je4m56b wrote

The proposed seal (scroll to find it) is ludicrous! An image of an aging, almost obsolete courthouse, a dated image of transportation at one end of the county, a statue of an unrecognizable woman, and suburban sprawl, less the housing.

The last one is offensive to anyone on the western 2/3 of the county... Many of whom dislike Elizabeth's prominence in county management

Nothing to speak of the role of sheltering troops in Morristown, which was almost as definitive of our history in the revolution...

If you need to change it do better..... MUCH better

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Top_Ad5385 OP t1_je4yeik wrote

Wait Morristown isn't in Union County? Or am I missing something in what you meant?

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peter-doubt t1_je5b00g wrote

No... But the ridges used to watch for troop movements were... As were the signal beacons

Without those, Washington wouldn't have had a 20 mile buffer

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majoranticipointment t1_je4j211 wrote

I’m not sure how it’s misogynist but ok.

The new one and old both suck.

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BourbonOnRockz t1_je8j4k2 wrote

The old one is stupid. Most people are going to assume a local elementary school student did it and it was selected as part of a competition lol

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Top_Ad5385 OP t1_je4fqz9 wrote

The old logo even has a little kid watching his mother get murdered.

It is creepy and also hideous.

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