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.
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 ChatGPT).
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.
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 ChatGPT).
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.