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OK hand sign added to list of hate symbols
The finger-and-thumb gesture - which is also a popular emoji - is being used by some as a "sincere expression of white supremacy", according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
But the US anti-hate group says the "overwhelming usage" of the hand gesture today is still to show approval or that someone is OK.
Therefore "particular care must be taken not to jump to conclusions about the intent behind someone who has used the gesture".
But the US anti-hate group says the "overwhelming usage" of the hand gesture today is still to show approval or that someone is OK.
Therefore "particular care must be taken not to jump to conclusions about the intent behind someone who has used the gesture".
[link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49837898|]
Cause we all know the White Supremacist in Chief thinks we don't recognise what he is doing. We don't even need a decoder ring to work out his dog whistle hand gestures to his far right nasty base...
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