The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors

Guns as Symbols
Is it not apparent that this is the same side view of the penis and the
testicles that are the basis for the fonn and structure of the gun? This same
lateral view, in abstract fonn, of the penis and testicles was the symbol
for the World Fair held in New York, 1941-1942.
With all of the above in mind, let us again return to the gun. Upon
brief reflection it will be noted that traditionally in the white supremacy
culture guns were/are worn on one or both hips of the male, at the exact
level of the male genitals. It is no accident that in this culture the act of
ejaculating is often referred to as "shooting off."
When the man wearing a gun in a holster is viewed laterally, the gun
appears exactly as the side view of the penis and testicles. If guns are
worn on both hips and brought together centrally on the beltto the vertical
midline of the body, they present the full face view of the penis and both
testicles. (See Diagram VI.)
In the U.S., the most popular hero has been the gunfighter, now the
present-day detective or lawman. The first chapter of Paul Trachtman's
book The Gunfighters is entitled "The Deadly Brotherhood of the Gun."
The "gunfighters" came into prominence following the close of the Civil
War. Most of the gunfighters were Southerners who felt humiliated by
the loss of their slaves and the war and by the temporary appearance of
power held by Blacks who were their former Black slaves.
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The Jefferson Memorial
View from a distance
(diagrammatic sketch)
Diagram VI
Symbol for the World Fair
New York, 1941-1942