Partly due to the internet, and partly due to the negative aspects of humanity, innocent or nonsensical signs and symbols are often coopted or changed to fit the hateful agenda of different groups.

‘OK’ Hand Gesture, ‘Bowlcut’ Added To Hate Symbols Database The “OK” hand gesture, a mass killer’s bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 new entries in a ...

It appears that a joke/prank created on the forum of 4chan.org was successful in its goal to get the internet and people to think the common 'OK' hand sign was actually a white power symbol. This ...

Here's what you should know about the "OK" hand sign by now: In early 2017, a bunch of trolls on 4chan thought it would be funny to trick the media into claiming the "OK" hand sign - thumb and ...

The University of Nebraska has changed its mascot’s hand gesture, after the “a-OK” signal that has been used since 1974 years is now become associated with white supremacy groups, the Lincoln Journal ...

The D.C. United soccer team announced Friday that it had fired the club's athletic trainer for allegedly making a "discriminatory hand gesture" in a photo that appeared on social media one day earlier ...

The “OK” hand signal is no longer OK at the University of Nebraska. Nebraska has updated the image of its mascot to avoid a connection with White supremacism. The mascot is now pictured holding up the ...

D.C. United has fired a member of its training staff for allegedly using a discriminatory hand gesture in a photograph published across social media platforms on July 20. The MLS team has not said who ...

No, white supremacists. You do not get to own the hand signal for “OK.” Nor the term 100%. Swastikas and Nazi salutes and the like are apparently no longer enough for white supremacist groups, which ...