Comment on Australian World Cup referee Shaun Evans responds to accusations he used a hate symbol at World Cup
P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 days ago
If I remember correctly, that was never a far-right gesture until some 4chan trolls spread it as one. They made it up and spread it around, and THEN the neo-nazis picked it up.
AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Absolutely. Was a harmless “OK” sign and a stupid kid’s game for generations. Nazi dumbasses managed to co-opt it for about 6 months of sensationalist press that did nothing other than make people go “Ugh. Nazis fucking ruin everything.”