Anonymous ID: 3bbdeb Dec. 15, 2019, 11:16 a.m. No.7515908   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5916 >>5922 >>5939 >>5970 >>6007

Okay Hand Gesture

 

The โ€œokayโ€ hand gestureโ€”in which the thumb and index finger touch while the other fingers of the hand are held outstretchedโ€”is an obvious and ancient gesture that has arisen in many cultures over the years with different meanings.

 

Today, in a usage that dates to at least as early as 17th century Great Britain, it most commonly signals understanding, consent, approval or well-being. Since the early 1800s, the gesture increasingly became associated with the word โ€œokayโ€ and its abbreviation โ€œok.โ€ The gesture is also important in the Hindu and Buddhist worlds, as well as in yoga, where it is known as mudra or vitarka mudra, a symbol of inner perfection. The "okay" hand gesture also forms part of the basis for a number of words or concepts in American Sign Language. It appears in many other contexts as well.

 

Use of the okay symbol in most contexts is entirely innocuous and harmless.

 

In 2017, the โ€œokayโ€ hand gesture acquired a new and different significance thanks to a hoax by members of the website 4chan to falsely promote the gesture as a hate symbol, claiming that the gesture represented the letters โ€œwp,โ€ for โ€œwhite power.โ€ The โ€œokayโ€ gesture hoax was merely the latest in a series of similar 4chan hoaxes using various innocuous symbols; in each case, the hoaxers hoped that the media and liberals would overreact by condemning a common image as white supremacist.

 

https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/okay-hand-gesture

 

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