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8. It very much is a hate symbol now.

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 08:51 AM

Oct 2019

The destination didn’t start out that way but that doesn’t mean it didn’t finish that way. It’s being used to symbolize hate, therefore. . .

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We can turn that "OK" hate symbol back to be about inclusion [View all] dreamland Oct 2019 OP

Its unfortunate Unbelievable Oct 2019 #1

And then actual white supremacists started using it. nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #5

Yep Unbelievable Oct 2019 #7

It very much is a hate symbol now. Codeine Oct 2019 #8

its being used Unbelievable Oct 2019 #13

If a white supremacist is using it, then it most certainly Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #17

Yes you are correct. Unbelievable Oct 2019 #19

Thumbs up still works I guess. Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #2

It"s still the OK symbol, and it's still the asshole game. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #3

My kid still uses it in the asshole game Codeine Oct 2019 #9

Indeed it is. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #16

I really resent that that hand symbol has been hijacked. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #4

Won't ever happen in our lifetimes. Cattledog Oct 2019 #6

That really is too bad.. the swastika, that is. dreamland Oct 2019 #10

If I had unlimited money d_r Oct 2019 #15

The more people voice resentment ... Whiskeytide Oct 2019 #12

Personally, I like clear identifiers of my enemies. TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #14

Things that never happened for 200, Alex. NT TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #20