Everything is not always as it appears to be.
Don't feed into the hyperbole.
We can still keep our sign to say
the simple message of "Okay!"
Everything is not always as it appears to be.— Theresa M 🌊 (@thetreezz) September 5, 2018
Don't feed into the hyperbole.
We can still keep our sign to say
the simple message of "Okay!"#wednesdaythoughts pic.twitter.com/s4r8BF4eUh
I tweeted this Sept 5, 2018 after reading various remarks/responses to a “sign” that was reportedly to have been made at Kavanaugh SCOTUS hearings. Without going into all the political correctness of who did/said/saw what, in short:
A woman behind Kavanaugh was sitting with a sideways “OK” sign made with her right hand while crossing her arms. It was an unusual way to display one’s hand in that position. But apparently someone out in twitterland reported it was a white supremacist sign, and accused her of sending a message advocating for them.
Is this really a sign that group uses? Maybe, I’ve seen other pictures of what are supposed to be their followers posing that way. Who knows if this woman at Kavanaugh’s hearing intended it for nefarious signaling. If it’s true, too bad. This sign for a long time has been simply for stating “okay!” I would not want to see use of this symbol changed to something that is not okay. Let’s not give so much attention to people who want to point us in the wrong direction.
Just as I would not want the two fingers pointing up, with thumb crossing last two fingers as a peace sign be changed to something crude or evil. Or how about a thumbs up sign being decimated? No, no, no. We need to keep positive signs/symbols to continue - keep things decent and respectable. And while we’re at it, keep that middle finger where it belongs! Theresa M.
A woman behind Kavanaugh was sitting with a sideways “OK” sign made with her right hand while crossing her arms. It was an unusual way to display one’s hand in that position. But apparently someone out in twitterland reported it was a white supremacist sign, and accused her of sending a message advocating for them.
Is this really a sign that group uses? Maybe, I’ve seen other pictures of what are supposed to be their followers posing that way. Who knows if this woman at Kavanaugh’s hearing intended it for nefarious signaling. If it’s true, too bad. This sign for a long time has been simply for stating “okay!” I would not want to see use of this symbol changed to something that is not okay. Let’s not give so much attention to people who want to point us in the wrong direction.
Just as I would not want the two fingers pointing up, with thumb crossing last two fingers as a peace sign be changed to something crude or evil. Or how about a thumbs up sign being decimated? No, no, no. We need to keep positive signs/symbols to continue - keep things decent and respectable. And while we’re at it, keep that middle finger where it belongs! Theresa M.
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