‘The Bird Reich’: Atlanta Falcons roasted over throwback logo with Nazi resemblance
Summary
The Atlanta Falcons showed an old team logo from the 1960s and 1970s as a special design before a game. Many people online said the logo looked like Nazi symbols and made jokes about it.Key Facts
- The Falcons posted a throwback logo with red, white, and black stripes on social media.
- The logo was meant to honor the team’s original symbol from decades ago.
- Many social media users compared the design to Nazi imagery from World War II.
- The post received about 26 million views shortly after being shared.
- People made jokes linking the logo to Nazi Germany and the Falcons’ past football failures.
- Comments included puns involving World War II and football terms.
- The Falcons had no immediate response to the controversy.
- The logo was shared before a game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
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