From the moment Squid Game drops its first masked soldier onto the screen, the symbols on their faces demand attention.

a symbol used during the Holocaust to identify gay men in Nazi concentration camps. The triangle was overlaid with a red circle and a line through it, suggesting “gays not allowed.” ...

In the middle of the TV is an upside-down pink triangle crossed out by a red "no" symbol. The pink triangle was used as a badge to identify gay men in concentration camps, and many received ...