1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Librals think the "okay" hand gesture is white symbol

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by RocketsLegend, Sep 4, 2018.

  1. TheresTheDagger

    Joined:
    May 20, 2010
    Messages:
    10,099
    Likes Received:
    7,741
  2. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Contributing Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2007
    Messages:
    37,717
    Likes Received:
    18,918
    Oh sorry, I didn't realize he was telling everyone he was ok.
     
  3. Ottomaton

    Ottomaton Contributing Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2000
    Messages:
    18,287
    Likes Received:
    13,565
    Random tangent -

    Okay is actually a phonetic version of the letters OK that people spell out, like Katy is for the KT Railway, or the Kansas-Texas Railway.

    The letters OK are an abbreviation of Oll Korrect. As in "all correct" but misspelled.

    In like the 1820's or 1830's there was a fad in New England where people thought is was hilarious to misspell abreviations of common words. If you lived in New England in the 1820's you'd look for fun wherever you could find it, too.

    It survived, while the rest of the "witty" abreviations died out, Because Martin Van Buren adopted it as a nickname during a campaign and it gave it that little extra critical mass to hang around.
     
    #63 Ottomaton, Mar 24, 2019
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2019
  4. body slam

    body slam Member

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2012
    Messages:
    2,935
    Likes Received:
    1,073
    from the looks of his situation I think he is showing everyone his girlfriend or maybe boyfriend.

    but when you do the okay do you do it fingers up or down?
     
  5. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    Can we just all agree that anyone who flashes that hand sign now is a troll and trying to get people riled up. Honestly who gives a ****. Even if it is gang related they are r****ded for flashing gang signs. They cannot be taken seriously either way.

    At this point, anyone who does it is definitely trolling. Just ignore it.
     
  6. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Contributing Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2007
    Messages:
    37,717
    Likes Received:
    18,918
    Neither.
     
  7. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    No, I am not going to change the way I use hand gestures because some idiot may think I'm a troll. I don't let hysteria dictate my actions. The a-okay symbol is still a-okay to me.
     
    dachuda86 likes this.
  8. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    Doing it now amongst friends is fine. Because they know who you are and your intentions. But doing it on camera in public right now is trollish.
     
  9. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    No, expecting someone to change their behaviour because of overly sensitive idiots and their outrage culture is ridiculous. Being offended is subjective, and it is a choice. Not changing my ways doesn't make me a troll, it makes me an American.

     
  10. RocketsLegend

    RocketsLegend Member

    Joined:
    Nov 19, 2015
    Messages:
    6,553
    Likes Received:
    1,426
  11. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    Dude, it’s just a freaking hand sign that says OK. What is the difference between that and the thumbs up? Or the head nod, or the many other languages in sign that indicate I got you.

    Everyone knows if you flash that sign out publicly on camera or in a photo then you are looking to get a reaction. That is the bare minimum I will say and that is reflective of troll behavior. They really just want attention. Why is it I had no idea who any of the persons who signed it before were except Trump?

    This is probably the most pointless discussion i have engaged in this year.
     
  12. dachuda86

    dachuda86 Member

    Joined:
    May 3, 2008
    Messages:
    16,308
    Likes Received:
    3,580
    [​IMG]
     
    Svpernaut likes this.
  13. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    I didn't sign up for for this hypersensitive social r****dation. That's on them, not me. To me, and to millions of other intelligent Americans, those people making a mockery out of society by trying to skew it into this idiotic gender-fluid bullshit are the trolls. Conforming to their bullshit validates their idiotic views... ask Europe how that turned out in the mid 20th century.
     
    dachuda86 likes this.
  14. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    Clearly a racist troll!

    Yeah, and WE'RE the irrational ones.
     
    dachuda86 likes this.
  15. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    The lady that lady was flashing it in court, don’t you think that was a little trollish?
     
  16. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    Clearly fine.
     
  17. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    No, I think she was doing what she wanted to, which was her god-given right. That's the problem, you want to label people - and I refuse to conform to that idea. If someone is exercising their rights, and not hurting anyone, they are what they are - an American.
     
  18. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Contributing Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2007
    Messages:
    37,717
    Likes Received:
    18,918
    You are deluding yourself if you think he is a leftist
     
  19. Jump Ship

    Jump Ship Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2018
    Messages:
    780
    Likes Received:
    396
    Gender fluid and all that language is weird to me too, but i honestly do not care about it.
     
  20. Svpernaut

    Svpernaut Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2003
    Messages:
    8,446
    Likes Received:
    1,027
    Who are you to make that distinction? That's the entire point. Your claim is SUBJECTIVE. Subjective has no place here, as that's a personal decision.
     

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now