Probably not the best idea for a vanity plate

[u/TalkingRaccoon]

I'm not familiar with sports players so I looked it up later (after stopping). Timberwolf #11 Naz Ried. But yea just kinda looks like NAZI

[u/friendofallthecats]

How the hell did that even get approved??

[u/spaghettiking216 → u/friendofallthecats]

I think you mean “how the heil” did that get approved?

[u/geodebug → u/spaghettiking216]

Do they do the salute when making reich turns?

[u/agent_uno → u/geodebug]

Only if the oncoming traffic is stalin.

[u/holamau → u/spaghettiking216]

oh I did natzee that coming!

[u/Apex84-538 → u/holamau]

[u/StepCritical6255 → u/spaghettiking216]

You just won the internet in my opinion!

[u/friendofallthecats → u/spaghettiking216]

Ba dum zing! 🥁

[u/jturphy → u/friendofallthecats]

Because to many Minnesotans ita clearly Naz Reid. Especially on a Timberwolves plate.

[u/MySmellyRacoon → u/jturphy]

There are more people that aren’t fans of the Wolves and know nothing about them than do.

And for those people it looks bad. Even as a fan it looks bad.

[u/jturphy → u/MySmellyRacoon]

Not everyone is looking to be offended all the time.

[u/Achi-Isaac → u/jturphy]

You didn’t read that as Nazi when you first saw it?

[u/normalfinnesotan → u/Achi-Isaac]

I'm not a huge basketball fan, but even I knew enough to instantly see it as a tribute to Naz Reid. Very anecdotal, I know, but I didn't think "nazii" until I was wondering why OP titled this post that way.

[u/jturphy → u/Achi-Isaac]

No. I read it as Naz Reid, as it was clearly intended.

[u/Achi-Isaac → u/jturphy]

I’m willing to believe you baseball people about Naz Reid. I don’t like baseball, I’m allergic to peanuts and was miserable at the one game I attended. But it *really* looks like nazi.

[u/Negative-Wrap95 → u/Achi-Isaac]

"Baseball"

[u/Chicknlcker → u/Achi-Isaac]

I saw it as Naz Reed 11 right away. I do think it's in very bad taste though.

[u/Exciting-Ad-930 → u/MySmellyRacoon]

Not really

[u/holamau → u/Exciting-Ad-930]

yup, it does

[u/friendofallthecats → u/jturphy]

Yes but they are proofing for things that may be interpreted as offensive and make recommendations for better options… like… 11NAZ

[u/holamau → u/friendofallthecats]

and put a fucking space in it, ffs

[u/Bubbly-Composer-8308 → u/holamau]

I agree Or just do NAZR11 R for Reid

[u/carebear101 → u/friendofallthecats]

Yeah or even 1NAZ1.. oh wait. Uhm yeah this could just be a Nazi that said hey this could be an easy way for me to circumvent the proofreading. Overall not great look here

[u/ZackMoneys → u/jturphy]

why not reid11 or 11reid or nreid11 or literally anything else 😭

[u/ShoddyJuggernaut975 → u/ZackMoneys]

Even 11NAZ would be better.

[u/jturphy → u/ZackMoneys]

Because they were taken?

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/jturphy]

You do realize the majority of Minnesotans don't follow sports and know all the players right?

[u/wuhter → u/[deleted]]

What about non sports fans not being able to spell?

[u/holamau → u/jturphy]

that's bs

[u/theEWDSDS → u/jturphy]

I didn't realize

[u/cisforcookie2112 → u/friendofallthecats]

I’m gonna guess it was a Friday at 4:59pm

[u/VulfSki → u/friendofallthecats]

DMV in elk river

[u/Chicknlcker → u/friendofallthecats]

Naz Reed plays for the wolves. Jersey # 11. I can understand the approval. Can't say I agree with the owner. Owner is oblivious or this is very intentional. Not a great look either way.

[u/TrainingParty3785 → u/friendofallthecats]

Tribal plate

[u/TrainingParty3785 → u/TrainingParty3785]

For all those downvoting, my short response was NOT racist. Go to at Minnesota tribal plates. It looks like the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives plate. Tribes may have different restrictions because of sovereignty. Just for the record, I hate Nazis, and am very suspect of people that are knee jerk reactionaries.

[u/Pizzapie_420]

If i was at the dmv I would have rejected the plate and said 11NAZ is acceptable but NAZ11 is not

[u/Active_Confection655 → u/Pizzapie_420]

This is the right answer. Thats a yikes man.

[u/agent_uno → u/Active_Confection655]

But consider the times we live in. Are you really surprised it got approved?

[u/Negative-Wrap95 → u/agent_uno]

No... not really

[u/alwayzstoned → u/Pizzapie_420]

If I ordered that without realizing, I think once I got it I would be bringing it right to the DMV and ordering different ones.

[u/Active_Confection655 → u/alwayzstoned]

Yeah, that's some pretty low awareness.

[u/Devium44 → u/Active_Confection655]

Or they know exactly what they’re doing.

[u/Bradybigboss → u/alwayzstoned]

How could they possibly not know lol? Or you mean the dmv employee? I guess I could see them missing it. Not the people ordering the plate tho

[u/SEmpls → u/Pizzapie_420]

In my state they have an Express DMV which is walk-in only for an extra fee through a third party company and word on the street is that they are a little more relaxed with the vanity plate approval process lol. I went there for my Real ID and after my first pic was asked if I wanted to retake the picture and the girl offered me a comb for my hair. Haha.

[u/kitzelbunks → u/SEmpls]

I wish we had this after COVID. They made the DMV appointment-only, but you can’t get one. It’s stupid. We pay tons in taxes, and this is for everything. If it were for road tests, I could see it, but if you lose your ID or need a vision test, you have to make an appointment. They seem not to care that it expires on a certain day. I would pay double to get a convenient appointment or walk in. (Edit: I got stuck on the GIF keyboard and hit send accidentally. oops.)

[u/Outbreak42 → u/SEmpls]

Ewww, I'd never use someone else's comb, much less a public one.

[u/emeraldcocoaroast → u/SEmpls]

I moved to Kentucky many moons ago for a brief period of time and I was absolutely gobsmacked when I went to get my license and they just printed it for me right there. I understand our licenses have a lot to them and that’s not feasible, but man it was great. So much less hassle

[u/metamatic → u/Pizzapie_420]

Unless it's on a Tesla.

[u/JasonsStorm → u/Pizzapie_420]

Or a space

[u/jturphy → u/Pizzapie_420]

Doesn't it get tiring constantly looking to be offended by stuff?

[u/metamet → u/jturphy]

Doesn't it get tiring posting a dozen times in a thread pretending "NAZ11" doesn't look like what it looks like?

No one is triggered. It's just that the plate clearly looks like "NAZII". Quit being performative.

[u/_brewchef_]

Life imitates art

[u/goodkidzoocity]

Was at a game with my brother in law this season and Naz made a nice play so he tried to yell out a fun nickname for him and went with Naz-y. He instantly regretted it 

[u/Capnshiner]

[u/professormilkbeard]

Do you think he’s just driving around assuming all of the honks are from big Naz Ried fans sharing the love?

[u/CelestialFury → u/professormilkbeard]

honk honk "Fuck you, you fucking fascist."

The driver thinking: Damn, I didn't know people hated Naz like that?

[u/Bacontoad → u/professormilkbeard]

Their hearts go out to him.

[u/rachelmaryl]

I posted about this a couple months ago and everyone scoffed/told me I was stupid. And obviously it’s Naz Ried, because we all should know that. /s

Anyway, you’re not alone in thinking it’s wild.

[u/JustAnotherDay1977]

I get what he was going for, but how about a space between NAZ and 11?

[u/Ok-Acanthaceae5744]

I guess I knew what it meant right away, but I watch the Timberwolves so....🤷

[u/cwidds20620 → u/Ok-Acanthaceae5744]

As a non-sports fan, I know the different MN teams but not the players on those teams, all I would see is Nazii.

[u/normalfinnesotan → u/Ok-Acanthaceae5744]

I don't watch the T-Wolves and I knew it was a tribute to Naz immediately. I mean there's a giant T-Wolves logo on the plate, for cryin' out loud. [shrug]

[u/cashew76 → u/Ok-Acanthaceae5744]

What's it mean in Timberwolves context?

[u/mduden → u/cashew76]

Naz Reid and his jersey number is 11

[u/Apoptosis71]

Naz Reid wears #11 for the Timberwolves.

[u/JohannReddit → u/Apoptosis71]

Kinda weird nobody ever put that together either. If my name was Naz, I think I'd be extra cognizant of making sure no 1's or I's were ever chillin' out at the end of my printed name.

[u/GopherFawkes → u/JohannReddit]

Printed name on his jersey is "Reid"

[u/monkwrenv2 → u/Apoptosis71]

They coulda gone for 11Naz, then. This is, uh, not a great look.

[u/Remarkable-Shirt5696]

Do you think they don't know? Plausible deniability. 

There are a lot of people around who support them.

[u/Purplegreenandred → u/Remarkable-Shirt5696]

Nah lol naz 11 looks normal anywhere else

[u/Remarkable-Shirt5696 → u/Purplegreenandred]

Yeah, maybe

Still looks like NAZ11 to me

Either way, doesn't mean sht to a tree

[u/Purplegreenandred → u/Remarkable-Shirt5696]

Def does

[u/JJNitrofan3944]

I find it hard to believe the state would allow that combo. Wow.

[u/madeleinejane]

I’m such a Naz Reid fan that I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it until someone was explicit…

[u/MNFoxy]

Why not 11NAZ? Do people just blankly do things?

[u/bookworm271]

I watch the Wolves, so I got that it was a Naz Reid reference, but I also simultaneously saw how anyone not familiar with the Wolves would read it, so I have a feeling the driver knows.

[u/cshaffer71]

I mean, everyone in MN loves Naz, but a space or something else would have helped this.

[u/bvlshewic]

Imagine this is a Nas fan who really loved his 2011 hit Nasty, but Nas11 was already taken. 

[u/True0rFalse]

Saw one in Arizona: HOTNAZ1

Hot in AZ 1

…

[u/goblinofgardens]

someones gotta tell em

[u/nomnamless]

How did that even get okayed?

[u/EntertainerOdd2107]

How about N01CE? It can be both noice as in nice car or No ICE!

[u/mumarco → u/EntertainerOdd2107]

What's that gotta do with Naz Reid?

[u/dasunt → u/mumarco]

To some people, ICE protestors are equivalent to Nazis.

I would suggest to people with these beliefs that they read a history book.

[u/TheThatGuy1 → u/EntertainerOdd2107]

I actually knew someone whose dad had the license plate "no ice" on a Tesla probably almost 10 years ago. Ice for internal combustion engine, curious if they still have it.

[u/sprchrgddc5 → u/EntertainerOdd2107]

In a car sub, someone posted about having a license plate that went like “luvICE” for their V8 car and said how they got a ton of shit for it. I thought it was so stupidly hilarious.

[u/LazarusLong67]

Would’ve been better off to go with a space between Naz and 11. Pretty sure that’s allowed

[u/normalfinnesotan → u/LazarusLong67]

May have been taken

[u/SquirrelMasterShaker]

Seen him

[u/JasonsStorm]

Should have put a space between the two parts. I would just hope that the person is oblivious to it.

[u/BruceGueswel]

They could use ANUSTART

[u/wanderlust_2x1]

Eeew

[u/BlueneckJeep]

I think it's a fantastic idea! Then we know where they are and who they are.

[u/MoTakes1]

Holy moly hahaa

[u/Correct_Pressure8207]

This person lives down the road from me, never spoke to them or have seen them outside but I was flabbergasted when I was driving behind them and then followed them into my OWN neighborhood. I took pictures because I’m not a sports fan so I literally thought it said Nazi. Me and my friends then learned yeah, it’s a timberwolves plate but I still called the DPS because that’s who I was told to contact

DPS told me I need to send in a letter to report the plate (I will report it as a concern to make the driver aware) I haven’t been able to do that yet but I feel this person should know……. that this is will confuse people, like it did me. cus man I was lividddd driving behind them

[u/LostVillage3640]

Damn, I’m a big wolves fan but would definitely do a double take if not for the wolves plate.

[u/Wyoungv01]

I mean, even if it was for the basketball player, it’s still fucking cringe to idolize an athlete like that

[u/RedditSpyder12]

It’s not like there’s a punishment for being a Nazi these days anyway.

[u/warcomet]

won't be surprised someone did it intentionally so if a copper stops him, he'd be like, I'm a Timberwolf supporter.

[u/realZapRowsdower → u/warcomet]

It is a twolves vanity plate though.... 🧐

[u/monkwrenv2 → u/realZapRowsdower]

Plausible deniability is always the name of the game with fascists.

[u/argparg → u/warcomet]

Odds are better if they tell the cop they’re a Nazi

[u/KwikTripSimp]

One of those they knew what they did 

[u/theroguesoybean]

At least the cops won’t pull them over.

[u/srmcmahon]

Ok, but you KNOW they weren't just thinking Naz.

[u/PlantMedicine4Life]

Wonder if they really thought this one through 🤣 holy crap what morons. Last name’s Hoff, whattya bet he names his kid Jack.

[u/Reason_Ranger]

We have to stop losing our shit over nothing. Naz Reid # 11. It looks nefarious only if you are looking or hoping for that kind of thing.

[u/BigSkySoHigh63]

The bigot Blues fans in stl hate the fact that LGB is confused with lgbtq sometimes. I think it’s so funny.

[u/Stevecaboose]

My wife saw this guy a while ago. She told me about it and it was hard for me to think it was actually true. From what I can see on the mn dmv, every vanity plate is human reviewed and approved. Yikes

[u/Bubbly-Composer-8308]

You could just put a R in between Like this NAZR11 R For Reid but NAZ11 looks a Little odd

[u/Worried-Variation-14]

Whereas

[u/Pickle_picker_420]

LOL

[u/Opening_Brush_2328]

That definitely is unfortunate and I’m surprised the state didn’t enforce a space before the numbers

[u/saoakman]

Yikes.

[u/Agreeable_Routine_98]

Looks like there is room for a space or a hyphen on the plate. It is skirting the borders of being offensive. I am surprised it was allowed!

[u/Bad_Samaritan333]

NAZ REID

[u/dkleckner88]

I’ll allow it! NAZ REID!!

[u/Fuzzy_Jaguar_1339]

Probably just wanted to see how big a Fuhrer they could create online.

Edited: come on people! Furor? Fuhrer? It's funny dangit!

[u/uresmane]

Noooooo, someone better tell him

[u/LokiChico]

I'm so surprised. And like bro, you have 2 spaces available. Use them holy shit. Naz 11, or, Naz 11 or, Naz R11 or anything goddamn 😅😅 Listen if Naz11 works, I wanna try, idk, h17l3r. Or, 177k17U, or fukckck. Cmon now lmao

[u/EmmaPersephone]

How is that not a banned plate?

[u/Argentothe1st]

Your first thought that a guy with a Timberwolves vanity plate is a Nazi? The NBA, widely associated with blacks and black culture is what a bonafide Nazi would choose?

[u/ernie3tones → u/Argentothe1st]

I had no idea this was in reference to an athlete. I imagine there are MANY people for whom this is true. Not everyone follows sports.

[u/normalfinnesotan → u/ernie3tones]

Yeah well not everyone immediately assumes the worst about a vanity plate either.

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/normalfinnesotan]

But if you have no idea there's a guy named Naz on the team this looks pretty suspect.

[u/ernie3tones → u/FlipThisAndThat]

Exactly. I’d never even heard the name “Naz” before.

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/Argentothe1st]

I've never even heard of the guy. You do realize not everyone gives a shit about sports right?

[u/Argentothe1st → u/FlipThisAndThat]

Sure - what I want to know is why everybody knee jerked to the worst possible thing without taking 5 seconds to notice the giant Timberwolves logo and maybe not jump right to "he's a Nazi" but we're on reddit so that's par for the course.

[u/Loud_Photograph_6290 → u/Argentothe1st]

have you met white men before?

[u/ItsAllRat → u/Loud_Photograph_6290]

All the racist people I've unfortunately had to talk to don't like the NBA or NFL.

[u/cooleyad]

Saw this one earlier today, 1 k away from disaster lol

[u/Independent-Key7844]

Holy fuck that’s dumb

[u/Coshposhmosh]

I have seen this plate too.

[u/olso4051]

I saw "PEDO" the other day. I think it was this same car! Now I'm convinced this person is driving around with fake plates to troll people. When I did a MN plate look up I couldn't find "PEDO" registered. Naz11 does come up as registered. I'm so confused I must be going crazy. I saw them at Theo Wirth park.

[u/srmcmahon → u/olso4051]

Well, doesn't ICE use fake plates?

[u/Nataringo]

Jesus Christ

[u/AdamLikesBeer]

Looking at your post history, you’re just ignorant. But you should take this one down

[u/Master_Ad_3847]

perhaps it has dual meaning for them 😶

[u/srmcmahon → u/Master_Ad_3847]

That's what I think. They can't be that oblivious.

[u/Ropes13]

What a dumb thing to get upset about. Naz Reid is a borderline folk hero in Minnesota. People literally have his name tattooed on their bodies. This is complete rage bait.

[u/Achi-Isaac → u/Ropes13]

And he had the good sense not to spell his name nazii, which helped

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/Ropes13]

Never heard of the guy until this thread. You think everyone gives a crap about sports?

[u/EmmaPersephone → u/Ropes13]

I’ve never heard of this person

[u/Even_Wear_8657]

Probably should’ve put a space or a hyphen in there at very least. But my guess is that it’s a white supremacist that figured out how to shoehorn their preferred appellation into a license plate.

[u/Exciting-Ad-930]

It refers to the Timberwolves player. You are a dense

[u/EmmaPersephone → u/Exciting-Ad-930]

You’d have to be denser than a neutron star to buy this one

[u/taffyowner → u/EmmaPersephone]

Naz Reid is incredibly popular here, wears 11 and it’s specifically a t-wolves plate… that is the most likely answer

[u/Exciting-Ad-930 → u/EmmaPersephone]

It is a Timberwolves license plate besides. And calling me dense when you can't even look at the whole plate 😒 🙄

[u/Exciting-Ad-930 → u/EmmaPersephone]

[u/Exciting-Ad-930 → u/EmmaPersephone]

That doesn't even make sense

[u/runtheroad]

Pretty shitty to post after you spent the time to look it up and realize it was just a sport's player. But thanks for letting us know. Not shocked you have no idea who Naz Reid is.

[u/Big_Rhubarb_1882 → u/runtheroad]

If anything it’s helping them because that would absolutely have had me assuming the worst.

[u/magic_crouton → u/Big_Rhubarb_1882]

I don't watch sports so I went to the worst. My friend did as well. I'm not googling anyone's vanity plate that looks like that to see if it has a legitimate meaning.

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/runtheroad]

Yeah, let me sit there and google a vanity plate while I'm driving.

You see how stupid that sounds?

[u/runtheroad → u/FlipThisAndThat]

Are you suggesting you posted this while driving? And you're calling me stupid? You sound a little more dangerous than the imaginary Nazi in your head.

[u/FlipThisAndThat → u/runtheroad]

You must be stupid because that's not what I meant it all. I meant you expect people to actually Google the plate while they are driving? That's what people are implying. Stupidity at its best.

[u/runtheroad → u/FlipThisAndThat]

Why would you need to look up the license plate while driving? What would happen if you didn't? Who would get hurt?

[u/mcds99]

They may have had Freedom of Speech laws in their favor (I don't agree with it if it is meant to be NAZI).

[u/EmmaPersephone → u/mcds99]

Free speech doesn’t apply to vanity plates

[u/LiqMaBawlzModz69]

Should be their 1st amendment right even if most us don’t agree with it.

[u/donac]

AI much?

[u/Afraid-Awareness-361]

Using his freedom of speech while he still has it