‘The Bird Reich’: Atlanta Falcons roasted over throwback logo with Nazi resemblance

Retro design features red, white and black stripesSocial media users draw Nazi Germany comparisonsFalcons’ X post attracts roughly 26m viewsSocial media erupted in jokes and memes on Thursday after the Atlanta Falcons unveiled a logo that instantly drew comparisons with the imagery of Nazi Germany.The logo – posted by the Falcons on the NFL team’s social media channels – shows the team’s old falcon symbol from the 1960s and 1970s, emblazoned on a background of red, white and black stripes. Continue reading…

Atlanta’s retro design ahead of Sunday’s game against San Francisco prompted an avalanche of second world war jokes and Nazi comparisons online Social media erupted in jokes and memes on Thursday after the Atlanta Falcons unveiled a logo that instantly drew comparisons with the imagery of Nazi Germany. The logo – posted by the Falcons on the NFL team’s social media channels – shows the team’s old falcon symbol from the 1960s and 1970s, emblazoned on a background of red, white and black stripes. The “throwback” design is being used in the run-up to Atlanta’s game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

But the design prompted an avalanche of comments from social media users who said it resembled iconography of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. The Falcons’ post revealing the design on X had attracted some 26m views since being published early Thursday. Comments beneath the post lampooned the logo mercilessly over its perceived Nazi resemblance. “I must say, I was not expecting to wake up this morning to see that the Atlanta Falcons are preparing to