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Baitball Blogger

(52,714 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 09:35 AM Mar 2019

Who came up with the hand sign for white power?

Did they realize that symbol was already taken by sign language?

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Who came up with the hand sign for white power? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 OP

I remember someone telling me it means asshole way back in like 1990 Polybius Mar 2019 #1

They probably knew and thought it was witty. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #2

It started as an internet joke to troll liberals marylandblue Mar 2019 #3

I missread your headline: "Who came up with the hand sign for white powder?" DetlefK Mar 2019 #4

My understanding is gibraltar72 Mar 2019 #5

Polybius

(22,116 posts)

1. I remember someone telling me it means asshole way back in like 1990

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 09:46 AM

Mar 2019

To me though, it will always mean ok.

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

2. They probably knew and thought it was witty.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 09:50 AM

Mar 2019

They're not the brightest to begin with.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. It started as an internet joke to troll liberals

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:05 AM

Mar 2019

But now it seems to have taken on a life of it's own.

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll

DetlefK

(16,670 posts)

4. I missread your headline: "Who came up with the hand sign for white powder?"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:16 AM

Mar 2019

Sorry, my nose is itching.

gibraltar72

(7,631 posts)

5. My understanding is

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:21 AM

Mar 2019

it was to show three fingers to designate you were KKK. I could be wrong but that is what my memory hole says.

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