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packman

(16,296 posts) Sat Jan 4, 2020, 05:40 PM Jan 2020

Careful how you use the hand gesture "O.K"

Had a heated family discussion about this - in my day it meant O.K. and was freely used, Today - not so much.

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Careful how you use the hand gesture "O.K" (Original Post) packman Jan 2020 OP

A, And and The are also not PC Wolf Frankula Jan 2020 #1

I wonder if there is any truth to this. Everyone knows that black Maraya1969 Jan 2020 #2

"Everyone knows?" cwydro Jan 2020 #3

So, if someone wanted to convert, would it be relatively painless? Hypothetically. sl8 Jan 2020 #4

I don't see many people using the "OK" symbol to mean okay anymore. Aristus Jan 2020 #5

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)

1. A, And and The are also not PC

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 06:08 PM

Jan 2020

White nationalists use those words. We have to say a-word, that-word and t-word.

Wolf

Maraya1969

(22,483 posts)

2. I wonder if there is any truth to this. Everyone knows that black

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 06:21 PM

Jan 2020

men's penis's tend to be larger, (and also the same for Jewish guys).

I wonder if some of the anger from these white guys is directed at that.

Just a thought. Please don't flame me.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

3. "Everyone knows?"

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 10:33 AM

Jan 2020

Okay.

sl8

(13,787 posts)

4. So, if someone wanted to convert, would it be relatively painless? Hypothetically.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 10:57 AM

Jan 2020

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

5. I don't see many people using the "OK" symbol to mean okay anymore.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 01:07 PM

Jan 2020

In the 1970's, yeah.

Now, most people I see use the thumbs-up sign to mean okay.

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