In 2019, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) added it to a list of hate symbols, though the organisation noted its use can still be used to simply show approval of something.
Therefore "particular care must be taken not to jump to conclusions about the intent behind someone who has used the gesture", the ADL said.
Therefore "particular care must be taken not to jump to conclusions about the intent behind someone who has used the gesture", the ADL said.
It’s sad that this disclaimer entails the most sensible thing any woke person or organization has said for ten years. Everyone else would go all soyjak NOOOOOOO “intent doesn’t matter, only impact! If I take it to be a hate sign, then that’s what it is!!!!”
Sometimes I wish for a meteor...
It’s sad that this disclaimer entails the most sensible thing any woke person or organization has said for ten years. Everyone else would go all soyjak NOOOOOOO “intent doesn’t matter, only impact! If I take it to be a hate sign, then that’s what it is!!!!”
It just means use it whenever it suits you to prosecute people.
Its also the ADL, so you know they only put it up there in case one of their own accidentally does it.
Everything else will not have context and intent taken into consideration.