San Jose State discontinuing 'Spartan Up' gesture due to resemblance to 'OK' sign

Is the "OK sign stands for white supremacy" the most successful troll in 4chan history at this point?

I can't believe people still think that's a real thing.

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San Jose State said Thursday that it would be ending its official use of the “Spartan Up” hand gesture because of the way the “OK” hand gesture has been adopted by white supremacists.

The gesture, created in 1990 by the school’s former band director, encourages SJSU fans to create a Spartan head with their hand by forming “a helmet with your thumb and index finger. Curl remaining three fingers over the top of the helmet, mimicking a feathered plume.”

“We all agree that the gesture has become part of the fabric and footprint of our university, however when the gesture is used improperly, it can be offensive to some members of our university family,” SJSU athletic director Marie Tuite said in a statement. “When our ‘Spartan Up’ hand gesture was misinterpreted as an ‘okay’ sign and not the proper gesture, the improper sign created a division in our campus community. It was timely and appropriate to make the decision to no longer use the hand gesture associated with Spartan Up.’”

According to the Anti-Defamation League, the OK gesture was co-opted in 2017 by trolls on a far-right message board who said the gesture represented a “W” and “P” for white power.

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San Jose State discontinuing use of 'Spartan Up' gesture due to resemblance to white supremacist hand sign