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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1377794)	10/25/2022 3:33:46 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576280

"Just like that hand gesture that used to mean "OK" but is now considered a symbol of white supremacy ..." Just like gay, which used to mean happy, and the Hindu swastika, which was taken over by Hitler. But, I digress. That hand gesture still means OK, but it also is being used by some as a symbol of hate.... Oren Segal, director of the ADL's Center on Extremism, told NPR that for years on fringe online message boards such as 4chan and 8chan, the "OK" sign has been deployed in memes and other images promoting hate. Given the number of white supremacists who have adopted it, he said it can now carry a nefarious message. "Context is always key," Segal said. "More people than not will use the OK symbol as just 'OK.' But in those cases where there's more underlining meaning, I think it's important for people to understand that it could be used, and is being used, for hate as well." According to the website Know Your Meme, as a prank, 4chan users in 2017 launched a campaign to flood social media with posts linking the "OK" hand gesture to the white power movement. Commenters on the message board appropriated images of people posing in the White House and other locations making the hand symbol as proof that it was catching on. Segal said that while many of those images were misconstrued by users on the online message boards, the number of people espousing hate while using the gesture has grown so widespread that it can no longer be considered a prank. Segal pointed to the suspected white supremacist in Christchurch, New Zealand, accused of killing 51 worshippers at two mosques in March, who flashed the "OK" hand gesture during an initial court appearance. npr.org