OK Hand Gesture Debate

The cluster focuses on interpreting a specific hand gesture (the OK sign), debating its meanings as an innocuous signal (e.g., diving OK or joke), obscene gesture, or controversial white supremacist symbol, often referencing a Twitter photo and cultural contexts.

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e.g US eladn.bsky NZ twitter.com OK bsky.app youtu.be youtube.com interieur.gouv gesture finger hand cards handshake sign middle palm nz roman

Sample Comments

collyw May 31, 2020 View on HN

Are you by any chance talking about the OK sign?

KyleBerezin Sep 26, 2023 View on HN

It could be due to the roman salute or something.

seemslegit Jul 7, 2020 View on HN

But like, an ironic fist bump - right ?

throwawayffffas Mar 24, 2021 View on HN

I think it's a joke, it's probably the same as palm of person waiting for a high five.

dgellow Mar 31, 2020 View on HN

What do you mean? I'm just saying that this gesture has a different meaning in a different cultural group, I don't know what would be the other way to get that.

TazeTSchnitzel Jun 26, 2014 View on HN

There are probably puns of a kind, with similar hand movements.

temp8964 Apr 29, 2021 View on HN

Here is the photo of the hand gesture: https://twitter.com/whoisalexjacob/status/138739702692571955...

Semaphor Jun 2, 2023 View on HN

I’d say it depends, I’ve seen the gesture used like that in movies/shows.

lotophage Jun 24, 2023 View on HN

We need a style guide for hand gestures.

theGREENsuit Sep 13, 2016 View on HN

it's an obscene gesture, like the middle finger.