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Uh, no. It started as a joke, and then was absolutely adopted "as a joke" by white supremacists... which is functionally equivalent to a symbol of white suprema

Uh, no. It started as a joke, and then was absolutely adopted "as a joke" by white supremacists... which is functionally equivalent to a symbol of white supremacists. Not many people who aren't white supremacists are comfortable being labeled as one, and no one would "throw" this sign without knowledge they'd be labeled as a white supremacist, ergo either you're one of the few who's comfortable being labeled that way despite not being one (in which case yeah, you'll be labeled that way and don't have much to complain about), or you are one. That is exactly how all social signals work. https://nypost.com/2019/03/15/suspected-new-zealand-shooter-appears-in-court/ https://nypost.com/2019/03/15/suspected-new-zealand-shooter-... Note: I do think people are sometimes too ambitious to leap toward accidental/arguable "flashing" of this sign as evidence of this belief system, but there are absolutely people who are consciously, deliberately, and sincerely doing it.

DontchaKnowit 2y ago
"Not many people who arent white supremecists are comfortable being labeled as one" Wrong. Thats everyone that uses the hand sign. The joke is that cnn watched dipshits think its some kinda of white supremecist signal, so its funny to do to get under peoples skin. Thats literally all there is to it. Has nothing to do with any white power movement. Do you know where its current popularity came from? A childrens game called ballgazer.
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  Let me know if I got this right: You're purposely making other people mistake you for a racist... solely for the purpose of upsetting them... and when they get upset and think you're a racist... they're the "dipshits"? Yeah, everyone knows the origin and they know the cover story. Even and especially in light of those facts, if a grown adult does it, they're either 1) a racist, 2) an asshole, 3) a moron, or 4) a combination of the above. No one is calling out children for playing a children's game. They're calling out adults who are either identifying as racists or pretend identifying as racists in order to be an asshole to other people, otherwise known as "being an asshole."
- DonHopkins 2y ago
  The harder you desperately argue by throwing every ridiculous and contradictory theory against the wall like bottles of ketchup at Mar-a-Lago, the more Popehat's Law of Goats applies to you.

DontchaKnowit 2y ago

"Not many people who arent white supremecists are comfortable being labeled as one" Wrong. Thats everyone that uses the hand sign. The joke is that cnn watched dipshits think its some kinda of white supremecist signal, so its funny to do to get under peoples skin. Thats literally all there is to it. Has nothing to do with any white power movement. Do you know where its current popularity came from? A childrens game called ballgazer.

llamaimperative 2y ago
Let me know if I got this right: You're purposely making other people mistake you for a racist... solely for the purpose of upsetting them... and when they get upset and think you're a racist... they're the "dipshits"? Yeah, everyone knows the origin and they know the cover story. Even and especially in light of those facts, if a grown adult does it, they're either 1) a racist, 2) an asshole, 3) a moron, or 4) a combination of the above. No one is calling out children for playing a children's game. They're calling out adults who are either identifying as racists or pretend identifying as racists in order to be an asshole to other people, otherwise known as "being an asshole."
DonHopkins 2y ago
The harder you desperately argue by throwing every ridiculous and contradictory theory against the wall like bottles of ketchup at Mar-a-Lago, the more Popehat's Law of Goats applies to you.