I think I'm going to skip the table shower.

http://minnesota.backpage.com/TherapeuticMassage/grand-opening-asian-massage-mention-backpagecom-ad-and-receive-10-off-each-service/10161124

They have one of the nicest logos and signs I have seen. Inside is very well done it almost looks like franchise. The hottie at the front counter is way better looking than your typical Chinese rub place.  
There is nothing else noteworthy even close and Bill's gun shop is well known....especially to LE

From Wikipedia:

"The earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization as well as the Mediterranean Classical Antiquity. Swastikas have also been used in various other ancient civilizations around the world including China, Japan, India, and Southern Europe. It remains widely used in Indian religions, specifically in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, primarily as a tantric symbol to evoke shakti or the sacred symbol of auspiciousness. The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good" or "auspicious," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. The swastika literally means "to be good". Or another translation can be made: "swa" is "higher self", "asti" meaning "being", and "ka" as a suffix, so the translation can be interpreted as "being with higher self"."

It's too bad the swastika has become a symbol of Evil since the 1930s.  Before then, it was widely used for its traditional meaning, adorning buildings, bridges etc.  And now... massage parlor ads!

I think the whole "swastika as a symbol of evil" is a pretty Western "thing", and it just isn't viewed that way in many other cultures. Having traveled a bit in India, I got the impression that not encountering swastikas on a daily basis would be considered bad. They adorn the top of most doorways in homes that have been blessed by a priest (or at least that is my understanding ... I haven't personally witnessed the ceremony), and I'm talking about modern, not pre-independence, architecture. You also see them in some office buildings and I wouldn't be amazed if they popped up in lots of contexts. In my travels in China and Southeast Asia I've seen them in public art and architecture, but I think that they are much less prevalent.

I personally think it's way past time to get over the co-opting of the symbol by a crazy political movement for it's own purposes and rediscover and embrace its very, very old meaning

In Asia it is the symbol of the direction we are flowing in the big flow of Tao... Look at a picture of a galaxy... this is to them the big swastika we're in the middle of and then from this macro phenomena down to the micro of the elements.  Beautiful symbol.

Symbols have meaning defined by context, and this isn't India. In the US, the symbol is far better known for its association with Nazis. I am sure it's use was meant benignly, for the purpose you state, but it is still really, really jarring to see swastikas in an ad for massages. Poor choice, regardless of intent.

Interesting timing...

We can slowly reclaim the symbol to be most associated with its older meaning.

You think the way to redeem the swastika is by using it in highlight text for massage parlor ads?  Not sure readers will pick up its significance in that context, but okay.

Has no one noticed that the "spin" direction of Hitler's swastika is reversed?  All of the other versions I have seen spin the other way.  Unfortunately, the advertisement conforms to the evil version

That's common. The Nazi swastika's distinctiveness was the 45 degree rotation. The one in the ad lacks the rotation, but does have the rightward direction, which is also common to lot of benign swastikas. I really do think it's innocent use, but the fact that we have been discussing symbology rather than the beautiful women in the ad points to how much of a distraction it is.

I think people who know about the other meaning of it should remind other people when it comes up in coversation, etc.

Of which direction the sign is I thought since we are discussing it, others may be turned off by it so I called them. Better to let them know right? Probably an innocent "mistake".

That was nice of you. What did they say?

No one answered so I just left a messge saying basically although it was probably not meant the way westerners might view the sign it could be offensive to some and that it is being discussed by a few.