The ADL added the OK hand gesture and the McDonald's Moon Man to its Hate Symbols Database

Guys, the OK hand gesture is now an official hate symbol, at least according to the ADL:

The "OK" hand gesture is now a hate symbol, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League.

The ADL says while not everyone means it to be hateful, the sign has been co-opted by the alt-right. https://t.co/lfyemOgR4V

— CNN (@CNN) September 26, 2019

So this is racist now?

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— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 26, 2019

And will Twitter block the OK emoji now that it’s a hate symbol?

This one?

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— SETH WEATHERS (@sethweathers) September 26, 2019

From the ADL:

Also added to the list are the “bowl cut”:

“Moon Man” (the guy from the old McDonald’s commercials”:

And this meme that the ADL is calling the “happy merchant,” which for some reason wasn’t included until now:

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