Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the most popular NFT collections in the world, may not actually be as innocent as we think, according to a claim made in the past weeks. Let’s dive deep into this conspiracy theory together.
The NFT spree that emerged in recent years was the ‘art of the future’ for some and the world’s largest money laundering system for others. In both cases, the first name that comes to mind when NFT is mentioned is of course. Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is happening. However, according to a conspiracy theory that emerged last month, BAYC is actually not as innocent as it seems.
Famous US conceptual artist and founder of OkFocus design company Ryder Rippsthese monkey NFTs we’ve all seen at least once on the internet are actually a Part of neo-Nazi propaganda and even claimed to be its foundation. If you want, let’s look at the details of this conspiracy theory together.
Warning: The information below is taken from Ryder Ripps’ conspiracy theory. It is not known whether these claims reflect the truth in any way.
Are the founders of the project Neo-Nazi?
The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collection and its umbrella company, Yuga Labs, have 4 founding partners, Whylie Aronow (Gordon Goner), Greg Solano (Gargamel), Zeshan Ali (Sass) and Kerem Atalay (EmperorTomatoKetchup). The names chosen by the founders on social media are quite interesting.
The words that come up when you think of Gordon Goner’s username as Whylie Aronow’s chosen name as an anagram are “Drongo Negro” is happening. Drongo means “fool” in Australian street language. Negro, on the other hand, is known as a word that insults black people in many parts of the world, especially in France during the slavery period.
The second co-founder of the company, Greg Solano, uses the username Gargamel. Gargamel, whom we know from the Smurfs cartoon, is thought to represent the Jews. In fact, on forums like 4Chan and Reddit, Jews are often referred to as Gargamel. Solano is also known for his murderous experiments on humans during his college years before founding BAYC. Inspired by Nazi SS officer Hans Reiter He had written a Nazi fiction novel as a thesis.
EmperorTomatoKetchup, the username used by Kerem Atalay, belongs to a movie of the same name released in 1971. in the movie a boy in a military uniform sexually abuses an adult. For this reason, the film has been banned in many parts of the world since its release.
Sass, the username of Zeshan Ali, the last member of the team, is in Nazi Germany. It refers to two paramilitary units named SA and SS.. SA units were known as semi-professional security forces, while SS units were fully professional and highly equipped military forces.
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According to Ripps’ statement, the backgrounds of the founders and the usernames they chose indicated that they were neo-Nazis. Again, according to Ripps’ claims, people who knew this team were once fascists and now they are stated that they are crypto-fascists.
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s logo and the origin of the company
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The original logo of the Bored Ape Yacht Club consists of a monkey skull in a black circle. This logo was especially popular in Nazi Germany. Very similar to the SS Totenkopf emblem. Totenkopf is known as the sub-branch of the SS soldiers from the concentration camps. In addition, skulls in both logos having 18 teeth draws attention. The number 18 is one of the numbers considered ‘sacred’ by the Nazis. An alphanumeric code, 18, A and H, the initials of Adolf Hitler’s name. represents. Also, the outer parts of both logos are not smooth. All these similarities are striking.
Yuga Labs, the parent company of BAYC, is named after Kali Yuga, according to Ripps’ theory. Kali Yuga is known as the last time before the apocalypse and the peak of material and spiritual corruption according to the Indian understanding of time. Kali Yuga was also associated with the emergence of the Jews in Nazi Germany. According to the Nazis, the only way to get rid of the Kali Yuga was through the “Jews”.was to consume”.
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On the official site of Yuga Labs, they also state that they were inspired by a collection called Hashmasks when establishing the company. Hashmasks, a Swiss company Suum Cuiqe LabsIt is an NFT collection of . Suum Cuiqe, in Turkish ‘Everyone gets what they deserve‘ and the term was used in German at the gates of Jewish concentration camps in Nazi Germany (Jedem Das Seine) he is writing. Yuga Labs also frequently expresses their admiration for Suum Cuiqe Labs.
The company also made the Bored Ape Yacht Club first available for pre-sale on April 27, 2021. on April 30 In an interview they gave about the fully debuting collection, the founders stated that they accepted the official release date of Bored Ape Yacht Club as April 30. April 30, which was also an important date by the Nazis, Known as the date of death of Adolf Hitler.
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Meanings under NFTs
Since its debut, Bored Ape Yacht Club has been bummed about the contents of NFTs. The fact that the creature used in NFTs is ape (Ape) brought to mind the insulting of black people by being called ‘monkeys’ in ancient times. In addition, many NFTs contain references to World War II and racism. Among these NFTs, which are quite similar to the racist Pepe memes popping up on the 4Chan forums, is the monkey wearing a headband that reads ‘Kamikaze’, which was widely used during and before the German Nazi era. Prussian helmetThere are helmets worn by the Belgians during the Congo occupation and associated with black slavery.
Again, one of the NFTs in the collection. NFT number 1488There is a monkey in a prison outfit in . When we look at the prison number on the dress, we see that this number is 019807 we see that. According to the theory, the number that comes out when zeros are removed from this number. 1987. This year is known as the death year of Rudolf Hess, also known as Hitler’s right-hand man. The NFT’s number, 1488, is known as a symbol of hatred, which is often used among Nazis and Neo-Nazis. 14/88 This symbol, known as the ‘Nazi’, represents the 14-word slogan of the Nazis. “We must secure the existence of humanity and our future for white children.This slogan, which means ”, is used with the number 88. 88, an alphanumeric code, “Hall Hitler” means.
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Ryder Ripps is known as the sole person behind all these theories, and he argues that this theory is true. On the other hand, some content producers and influencers took to Twitter, arguing that Ripps’ theory is true. #BURNBAYC He talks about this theory with the label. So do you think this theory is true? Do not forget to indicate your ideas in the comments.
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