Re:Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service ...
by _-david-_ on Monday April 04, 2022 @01:14PM
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While intent should be what matters, that isn't the case for many people. There was a man who was cracking his knuckles and somebody took a picture of him. Apparently his hand was close to the OK sign and he was fired. It is getting to the point where intention does not matter.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sdge-worker-fired-ove...
They spread the rumor that the OK symbol is racist.
Some people go to racist rallies and make the gesture.
Is it now a racist gesture? A gesture can't really be racist I don't think, it is the intent behind it. In the case of OK, it doesn't provide much extra information, right? If somebody is making it at a racist rally I guess it is a bit redundant. If somebody makes it while scuba diving I guess they are really indicating "OK."
The OK gesture was an effective pick because, it has mostly been supplanted by thumbs up to indicate all's good anyway. So it doesn't have much counter-pressure. I don't think milk consumption is going anywhere.