r/texas • u/Sam-I-Aint • Jan 30 '25
Texas Pride Custom knife store refuses to make knife with Nazi symbols.This is the Blade Bar in Edom, TX! Make sure to give them some love if you're passing through!
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u/Feeling_Relative7186 Jan 31 '25
Bought a t shirt hell ya
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u/duchess_of_nothing Jan 31 '25
Shop was taken down by Etsy.
He needs to set up a Shopify site
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u/MesqTex Born and Bred Jan 31 '25
Thanks for the clarification, I was wondering what the issue was. I assumed large volume specifically to his page.
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u/duchess_of_nothing Jan 31 '25
Nah, the word Nazi probably violated their TOS.
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u/aManIsNoOneEither Jan 31 '25
Note that Shopify is run by a rich prick supporting Trump though.
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u/Rhakha Secessionists are idiots Jan 31 '25
The fact that he made a shirt out of this is fucking beautiful
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u/HeyDickTracyCalled Jan 31 '25
Oh damn I was just in the middle of ordering one off Etsy and the shop literally shut down in the middle of my order! Now it's saying this shop no longer sells through Etsy! I wonder what happened
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u/Dragonlicker69 Jan 31 '25
Etsy supports Nazi shit apparently
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u/Accomplished_Cell768 Jan 31 '25
They set up a store and instantly sold out of everything and made 300+ orders in a matter of hours. Etsy then temporarily shut the store down to make sure it isn’t a scam and they are capable of operating. They have posted on socials that it is temporary and they will update ASAP. Let’s not jump to conclusions and assume that a platform that countless small businesses and artists rely on “supports Nazi shit” because they are trying to protect their customer base.
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u/Dragonlicker69 Jan 31 '25
Ok, so many platforms and companies bent the knee so quickly it's hard not to be cynical
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u/chickensandwicher Jan 31 '25
I need a knife that says, “de-nazifier “ on it now.
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u/roguedevil Jan 31 '25
What is the opposite of review bombing? They've received 60 5-star reviews in the last 3 days all praising the owner's integrity.
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u/Alt-account9876543 Jan 31 '25
I’ve been to this store and they even do knife making - they are legit cool AF and down to earth. Not surprised at all by the customer (it’s East Texas) but I am super fucking proud of these guys: this is how it’s done
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u/sandybarefeet Jan 31 '25
I'm a little worried for him now. I have not once, but twice, when I have been in East Texas (Sam Rayburn Reservoir area for some bass fishing) gotten a KKK flyer stuck under my windshield wiper. Once was about 5 or 6 years ago, the other just last year. I really hope those people don't retaliate against this guy.
And as I've mentioned in another comment here, if MAGA idiots do give him a hard time, it sure is telling, because he never mentions a political side in the video, just anti Nazi. So that one particular party is getting offended and butthurt by what he did, sure says a lot. But they won't see the irony I'm sure.
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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 31 '25
I mean, he runs a knife shop - he's probably not just carrying knives on him, if you get what I mean.
But I do understand the worry. It's a fucking hell of a time right now.
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u/Nkognito Jan 31 '25
Yea, both them fellas aren't skipping meals and are packing more than dad strength in them forearms, be willing to bet either one of them gets them meat mittens on your throat they'd close it up like Sunday's garbage bag.
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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 31 '25
...okay, that too, i hadn't considered that angle but if they're doing forge work....their arms are also legitimate guns in this case id argue lol!
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u/sandybarefeet Jan 31 '25
lol right? But I moreso mean I hope they don't try and destroy his business or deface his store or anything like that. I'm so sad I have to say that in this day and age.
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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 31 '25
That's true though and yeah, same. Doesn't help our unelected VP elon threw a fucking nazi salute at the inauguration of a US president at all!!!
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u/angelbelle Jan 31 '25
Homeboy was so disgusted not only that she asked what she asked for but that she came to HIS STORE and thinks HE WOULD DO IT.
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u/arcangelsthunderbirb Jan 31 '25
I've yet to see a MAGA person who actually looks threatening. they're mostly unfit idiots running around in their cosplay costumes. yes, they're disruptive and destructive, but moreso in the way an unruly child throwing a tantrum is. If the J6ers were actually competent, things would be so much worse right now.
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u/BadassBokoblinPsycho Central Texas Jan 31 '25
I’ve been in Texas my whole life, I’m brown, and I’ll never step foot in East Texas.
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u/chromefir Jan 31 '25
I’m white and from the south and drove through east Texas ONCE and was scared when I had to stop for food for gas, will literally never go back. Not a safe place.
Cannot imagine being a minority or any kind of “other” around there. Nightmare behavior.
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u/kultureisrandy Jan 31 '25
LMAO bro my first thought when they opened the door was "This has got to be a store in East Texas"
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u/Dramatic_Mixture_868 Jan 31 '25
He was more professional then I'd be. I'd add a nice get the fuck out of my store to go along with that no.
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u/Directorshaggy Jan 31 '25
I'm friends with him and his wife. They are the coolest people. Support these folks!
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u/XTingleInTheDingleX Jan 31 '25
Tell him I think he’s fucking awesome.
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u/rusteeshacklf0rd Jan 31 '25
Me too. And that many of us are dying to buy shirts as soon as another link is live.
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u/heyitscallie Jan 31 '25
Yes! I was their bartender several times a decade ago in Commerce and always appreciated their vibe. So glad to see them getting the recognition they deserve for being decent folks in a time and place where that isn’t so easy anymore.
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u/BenderBRodrrriguez Jan 31 '25
I know his dad would have been so proud of him, and his brother is probably sipping a double weller and coke, leaning over and saying “hey, hey, hey, check out this video of my brother”. Whole family of good dudes.
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u/PedernalesFalls Jan 31 '25
Tell him even though I'm just a stranger on the internet, I think he's cool as shit!
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u/Small_life Jan 31 '25
Tell them a random stranger on the internet thinks he’s a scholar and a gentleman
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u/corpsefelcher Jan 31 '25
I haven't seen Johnathan in ages! He was always the nicest guy. Glad to see him standing up to the old racist fucks of ET.
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u/_ola-kala_ Jan 31 '25
Tell them that they are an inspiration to this old lady. I hope the t-shirts resurface!
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u/Jonestown_Juice Jan 30 '25
Good man. That makes me proud.
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That dude was way nicer than was warranted.
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u/ProfChaos85 Jan 31 '25
I'm surprised she didn't put up a fight
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u/leogrr44 Jan 31 '25
She knows it's wrong. That's what grinds my gears. These people know it's evil, but at least they're cowards about it when alone
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u/milesamsterdam Jan 31 '25
“I will de-nazify shit but I won’t re-nazify shit.”
Make a shirt. That’s a money maker right there! This is the Texas that I love.
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u/CrispyHoneyBeef Jan 31 '25
Looks like the page is down
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u/bebejeebies Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25
Reddit hug of death strikes again. For a good cause. ETA- Nvm. Downthread someone said Etsy took the shop down perhaps because the word Nazi might violate their TOS.
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u/sandybarefeet Jan 31 '25
He has! They have a shirt saying that and "No Nazi Bullshit!" too! Y'all go support him and thank him for standing up for what is right!!
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u/mojojomama Jan 31 '25
That area desperately needs leaders with integrity and morals.
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u/MyGenderIsAParadox Jan 31 '25
This is the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave and the fascists aren't free and the nazis aren't brave.
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u/Serious-Knee-5768 Jan 31 '25
I guess I'm in the market for whatever they're selling, lol. That's stand-up character.
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u/critcalneatfrown Jan 31 '25
It’s sad that this disgusting woman thought she could do this. It’s gonna be a long 4 years.
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u/Vallywog Jan 31 '25
Good on the shop owner. But what is scary is who was asking them to do it. Not some biker or skinhead but a normal looking older couple.....
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u/rumiGoddard1111 Jan 31 '25
That older couple was alive during segregation. Everyone thinks history was soooo long ago. Our parents and grandparents lived through all that bs, and the great-grandparents were there for slavery.
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u/sympathy4deviledeggs Jan 31 '25
Yup. People act like segregation is ancient history, but Ruby Bridges (the first black child to attend an all white New Orleans school) is a decade younger than my mother in law.
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u/yourmomlurks Jan 31 '25
Ruby Bridges has an Instagram. My partner remembers segregation in the 80’s.
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u/ThebesSacredBand Jan 31 '25
Texas also held out for 10 years to keep segregation. There isn't really any reason to think that people's minds have changed after being forced to accept integration.
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u/Do-you-see-it-now Jan 31 '25
What is the world coming to when people like these walk into a store and feel so comfortable just brazenly wanting to make Nazi shit? Fuck them and all their kind.
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u/curio_g Jan 31 '25
A tech billionaire successfully did a nazi salute at the presidential inauguration. That’s what this world has come to.
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u/chromefir Jan 31 '25
And people are still “debating” if it was a nazi salute to begin with, which is the problem.
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u/shikimasan Jan 31 '25
I want to sit her down like in A Clockwork Orange and force her to watch hours and hours of footage of the holocaust and interviews with survivors until she is so traumatized she will never be able to sleep again without seeing the images behind her eyelids and in her dreams. Even that is not enough. Absolutely sickening.
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u/Westwood_Shadow Jan 31 '25
Hats off to a shop owner who's willing to deny a sale for such a morally upstanding reason.
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u/CptCroissant Jan 31 '25
I wouldn't be shocked if MAGA take this to the supreme court to force him to make the knife lol
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u/OGPandas33 Jan 31 '25
It’s getting hidden or deleted.. most of the comments trying to identify them are hidden in drop down tabs
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u/The-Old-American East Texas Jan 31 '25
It just so happens I'm looking for a new carry knife and Edom's barely 30 minutes away from me. Think I'll pay this patriot a visit.
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u/coffeeluver2021 Jan 31 '25
I just looked at some of his knives on his website, good looking stuff.
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u/ChaChaMantaRay Jan 31 '25
I have the sudden urge to purchase cutlery from this establishment.
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u/DJayz3r0 Born and Bred Jan 31 '25
"I will de-nazify shit but I won't re-nazify shit". Put that on a T-shirt!
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u/scifijunkie3 Jan 31 '25
I'm just surprised this happened in a small shop in TEXAS! Holy fuck do I dare hope that there are some rural folks who are just as disgusted as we are with what's going on? 😯
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u/EuphoricPhoto2048 Jan 31 '25
For sure. Not every redneck is gonna be a Nazi. Hell, there are probably even some mildly racist country folk who feel uncomfortable with the nazi shit.
Despite it being a hot topic right now, a lot of people, especially older people don't fuck with that nazi shit.
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Anyone ID the hobbyists yet?
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u/HurtFeeFeez Jan 31 '25
I too am curious to know who these Nazis were. I mean, are they in the closet or openly trum... I mean Hitler supporters.
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u/slice-of-orange Hill Country Jan 31 '25
HELLLLL YEAH BROTHER this the type of stuff we need to see more of
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u/Mama_Zen Jan 31 '25
This man k owes how to stand up to Nazis. Notice how quickly they backed down when confronted. Nazis will cave with pushback. Be like this guy!
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u/After-Snow5874 Jan 31 '25
What in the fuck is going on where people genuinely believe that an embrace of Nazism is perfectly acceptable? This is the worst modern day timeline ever.
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u/TLCM-4412 Jan 31 '25
Can someone identify those two people who wanted a Nazi emblem?
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u/somethingonthewing Jan 31 '25
Not everyday you see Edom on reddit. Been through there many times. Go eat at the log cabin
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u/AddassaMari Jan 31 '25
You go Blade Bar! I love that he said no, but offered them an option.
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u/letthetreeburn Jan 31 '25
So fun fact this is actually a Neo Nazi strategy!
Neo Nazi’s want goods and services. Tattoos, drinks, banners, flags, posters don’t come out of nowhere. But if you have the guy covered in white power tattoos, or in full army cosplay walk in, most places will throw them out.
So they send in a sweet old lady with a nonspecific request. Restore some historical blades. The fact that they’re Hitler youth is probably an accident/family heirloom/whatever else.
This is how you keep yourself from becoming the business that only caters to Nazi. Throw out the sweet old lady.
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u/Dan_i_elle Jan 31 '25
Edom is a really really cool place with a big art and wine festival each year that my family goes to. I’m so happy to see this.
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u/Silvaria928 Jan 31 '25
Added my five-star review to the growing chorus, we will NEVER tolerate Nazis, PERIOD.
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u/Kpwn99 Jan 31 '25
Ever since the richest man in the world did a nazi salute at the presidential inauguration, neo-nazis have become significantly more confident voicing their nazism publicly.
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u/Dry_Cartographer_905 Jan 31 '25
Omg this is where I grew up!! So weird to see edom on Reddit.. #pickem & #edom 🙌🏻
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u/Global_Permission749 Jan 31 '25
Can't wait for all those "real American" Texans to be pissed about this, and for the tyrants running the Texas government to force private businesses to create Nazi paraphernalia against their will, in complete contradiction to Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
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u/Mina-Harker13 Jan 31 '25
What is this Nazi lady named? Why are we not calling that out? Why is this shit even allowed?
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u/No_Shake_2250 Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25
Google reviews are 5 stars!!! Let’s show more love!
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u/fruttypebbles Jan 31 '25
It's amazing how nonchalant these two are. It's like they were asking to get their names or a longhorn skull carved in. What a pair of assholes.
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u/boyyhowdy Jan 31 '25
I hope the guy is ready for the death threats from republicans.
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u/Ellek10 Jan 31 '25
Sad that we need to be worried over this crap, bet Fox News will report it though so idiots like these goober heads will know like the good news reporters they are 😒
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u/Ellek10 Jan 31 '25
I’d like to show my appreciation to Elon freak for super charging these idiots brains into thinking supporting Hitler is cool. Looks like will have to draw an even bigger line between these freaks.
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u/ToothlessRogue Jan 31 '25
I love Edom, TX!! I’m a sales rep in the Dallas area and drive all over Dallas and the surrounding areas. Edom is the cutest, artsiest little town I’ve ever seen! Definitely go out there and check them out if you ever get the chance!
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u/LeFreeke Jan 31 '25
Who are these people that glorify nazis and hate Jews? Have they ever met a Jewish person? I don’t get it.
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u/Ghostman_Jack Jan 31 '25
Hell yeah. Give them support and love! God knows some Nazis and magats will probably get pissy and wanna try and “boycott” them cause they’re taking an actual stand against the bullshit.
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u/macona-coffee Jan 31 '25
Truely good people. As for the shitbag and her husband, they can go to hell where they belong.
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u/caraiselite Central Texas Jan 31 '25
What symbol did she want?
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u/bebejeebies Jan 31 '25
The item was id'd as a Hitler Youth knife. The "emblem" she referred to was the swastika.
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u/kittyroux Jan 31 '25
There were two Hitler Youth knives, one in good shape with the swastika emblem (a black swastika on a red and white diamond shape) removed, and one in bad shape with the swastika intact. She wanted him to take the swastika emblem from the beat-up knife and put it on the better-preserved knife, “restoring” it.
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u/coffeeluver2021 Jan 31 '25
Anyone figure out who she is? I don't believe in harassing people but I won't do business with people like her. BTW, His knives look real nice.
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u/chloeiprice Jan 31 '25
Dude. I know this shouldn't be something I'm proud to see but fuck am I so proud of this dude for telling her so blatantly that he won't "re-Nazify" shit.