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Iggo

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29. One more time: It's not the "OK" sign. It's the "W" sign for white power.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:15 AM

Oct 2019

The okay sign for "okay" is okay.

Flashing the "W" sign for white power is not okay.

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I just had to explain to an Asian colleague & friend why he should avoid the OK sign. [View all] Xipe Totec Oct 2019 OP

That's dumb. Use the sign. I do. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #1

Or not. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #2

It would be possible, in theory, to "take back" the swastika. Girard442 Oct 2019 #4

Exactly. My mother had an antique table with that shape along the edges. pnwmom Oct 2019 #13

I wouldn't say it's that far gone. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #17

I don't think it's reached swastika level proportions. Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #23

I agree Tipperary Oct 2019 #20

It IS a little better than the Scalia Salute, don't you think? lunatica Oct 2019 #3

What is the Scalia salute. I apologize for asking, but my life can be pretty sheltered at times. nt Blue_true Oct 2019 #11

OK, here's some internationally recognized language in most countries lunatica Oct 2019 #12

I don't remember the okay sign being with the fingers spread. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #5

Really? I find it damn hard to keep the other three fingers together Ron Obvious Oct 2019 #37

Also listed is "100%", the numbers 12, 13, 14, 18... n/t sl8 Oct 2019 #6

I knew a Korean guy. He told me a woman told him to speak English here but he didn't think it was NCLefty Oct 2019 #7

Just do it with the left hand snort Oct 2019 #8

I will continue to use it,it's been around forever. Okay? virgogal Oct 2019 #9

Knock yourself out. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #10

Ok. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #15

See how he positions his thumb and forefinger? That is "OK". Lars39 Oct 2019 #19

Way to whitesplain to your Asian friend that he's Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #16

Ha! Tipperary Oct 2019 #21

So, you think I'm white? Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #38

Well, you told your Asian friend he was being a white supremacist... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #39

Chinga a tu puta madre pendejo gabacho. Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #42

Wow. Nice ad hom! Disguising it in Spanish so no one will notice, eh? nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #18

Its not even the old meaning. Its STILL the real meaning. phleshdef Oct 2019 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #31

Like it or not, it means OKAY and I will continue to use it as such. phleshdef Oct 2019 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #35

No, evidently I'm not a coward who bows down before white supremacists. phleshdef Oct 2019 #36

Well said, hmanne Oct 2019 #41

It's also used in ASL. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #40

Nah, it's been the OK symbol forever and is still in use Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2019 #26

I'm 73 and I still see it in use quite commonly, hmanne Oct 2019 #27

I REFUSE to allow white supremacists to change my normal behaviors. phleshdef Oct 2019 #22

I still use it. hmanne Oct 2019 #25

When in rural China several years ago people always wanted photos with the wife and I. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #28

LOL, I just spit my morning coffee all over my screen hmanne Oct 2019 #30

Lol! Too funny! cwydro Oct 2019 #33

+100. hmanne Oct 2019 #34

One more time: It's not the "OK" sign. It's the "W" sign for white power. Iggo Oct 2019 #29