Comments on: The problem with the White Power symbol https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: ibc https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-774800 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:08:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-774800 “The point is that the OK gesture sucks as a symbol in the modern globalized world because it has so many existing meanings, yet is not an arbitrary symbol.“

Interesting post, but I think you miss the point here. The reason the OK gesture is perfect as a symbol is that it communicates group affinity while providing a strong cover of deniability. It’s one of the reasons white supremacists have jumped on it so enthusiastically.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-699136 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:48:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-699136 By the way, there is now a photo out there showing the Catholic Kids in a group flashing the sign. Not sure if it is genuine.

]]> By: Krn Klein https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-699121 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:26:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-699121 Often subintended or disingenuous aggression
with faux disclaimers afterwards. More overt by our Imposter in chief to rally support.

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459454 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 12:27:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459454 First I’ve heard of the use of what I’ve always understood as the “Okay” sign to be white power. Hoping that doesn’t catch on – think the present meanings (plural & in different context) are too well established to be hijacked by the new ideological one.

Rarely, the symbol means “666” and, increasingly, is linked to the Illuminati. To the extent that the Illuminati exists, and I’m not going to confirm or deny. The symbol is also found in western Christian allegoric art. I don’t know what it means there.

Pure speculation but could it be the (supposed) Trinity with God being one entity (Allah* ie God) and three (Father, Son & Holy Spirit) at the same time united as one being?

Or maybe something dealing with the various stages of human life development eg. Wiccan (?) girl, woman, crone / boy, man, old man type lines? Again, pure speculation on my part here.

* That being the Arabic word for the same Abrahamic deity apparently – although alternative theories of derivation of deity exist and whole other topic to itself etymologically speaking.

]]> By: TronS https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459453 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:09:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459453 Once again 4chan proves how stupid you all are and how easily manipulated you are. Grow a fucking brain idiots.

]]> By: GregH https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459452 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:25:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459452 Of course I can’t find it now, but I did see a posting in February that claimed to show that someone was organizing a bunch of people on 4chan etc. to re-post memes to try to make the OK sign a white power symbol. Basically to mess with people who take this stuff too seriously.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459451 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:17:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459451 G: Good point.

L. Long: Yes, though it is not always possible!

]]> By: G https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459450 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:57:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459450 People whose message is essentially odious to a large proportion of the population, can be expected to attempt to steal common words and symbols for their purpose. This, in an attempt to make it appear that more people agree with them than actually do.

Very often it backfires. The backfire should be accompanied by verbal condemnation, such as “make up your own damn signs, you can’t have ours.”

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It’s only slightly amusing that people hold in contempt a necessary part of the body, as if they could do a better job of configuring waste disposal than Nature has done via trial and error over Darwinian time. It would be interesting to ask. “Can you invent a better system for that?”

]]> By: L.Long https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459449 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:31:09 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459449 So at the base ALL symbols, whether vocal, written, signs, etc are meaningless, insulting, complimentary, or meaningful to someone. So know the receiver when sending the symbol, sign or words.

]]> By: MikeN https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/03/24/the-problem-with-the-white-power-symbol/#comment-459448 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 04:52:18 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23838#comment-459448 Supposedly has something to do with Pepe the frog, and was done at the White House press room.

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