Current Events > Universal is SUED for 30K after a MINIONS character flashed WHITE POWER Sign!!

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Imagine thinking that the ok/made you look sign is a hate symbol.

Imagine voting yes. You can't make this shit up, people.

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This is our hot topic

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Regardless of what symbol hes doing, theres no reason to flash it on purpose. Especially in a character photo.

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I am wondering if its staged........

St0rmFury posted...

But palm up means "ok" in my country...

Same here, you in America too?

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

St0rmFury posted...

But palm up means "ok" in my country...

Same here, you in America too?

No, South East Asia
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sevihaimerej posted...

That's the circle game, stop letting chan trolls make you paranoid ffs

Well at least one person in this topic isnt sheltered, hopefully theres a few more but I havent read through the topic yet.

St0rmFury posted...

No, South East Asia

Oh damn, I never think about how small the world really is until stuff like this.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Second pic is clearly intentional tbh

Yes, clearly intentionally the circle game

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the gru character is supposed to be evil
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_Marka_Ragnos_ posted...

Imagine thinking that the ok/made you look sign is a hate symbol.

It seems to only be a thing online. I have asked people irl and everyone response is that is the ok sign. It's been the ok sign for all my life. Just because people want to foam at the mouth on twitter/CE desperate for racist signs so they can virtue signal and say dog whistle doesn't make it a thing. Obama has pictures of him doing the ok sign.

Jack Black too, time to cancel him

https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/jack-black-just-trolled-everybody-at-his-walk-of-fame-ceremony/

seriously, anyone not sure about this just go into google and type in circle game meme and just be prepared to laugh. Theres one I want to link but the girl has a censor over her top and Im not sure thats allowed. But its hilarious and amazing.

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The KKK started out as a joke and a troll. Trolling is a fundamental aspect of white racism and isn't to be taken lightly

Where I'm from, people risked their life flashing gang signs

This is the real test, here it is:

Does Gru ever pinch anything in the movie?



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Philoktetes posted...

the gru character is supposed to be evil

Gru hasnt been evil since the first half of Despicable Me 1

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how it started:


how its going:


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Holy shit how did I miss this episode

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKu_diqAto

and then check this shit out



Thats insane the writer (seems like it) was just there responding like just shooting the shit

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ClunkerSlim posted...

Uh... I don't think that's accurate.

Research their history then. The goofy Klan hoods are literally an aspect of them trolling. Along with silly ranks and titles such as Grand Wizard and Exalted Cyclops. Trolling is a fundamental aspect of white supremacist culture. Which is why you see some of the most extreme racism coming from online trolls

https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-ku-klux-klan-were-memelords

I don't even like those movies and I'm annoyed that guy got called a minions character

Also I don't know about suing but they'll probably settle to avoid bad press so whatever. Racists think they're slick doing that shit lol. Get fucked

Lebron James does that symbol all the time.

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Still cracks me up people think a white power sign is gonna be some unique gesture thats easily identified.

Thats not how things operate in the real world kiddos.

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thats the asshole game, since when does this mean white power

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It's pretty obvious this guy is doing it in an extremely obvious way that a standard ok sign wouldn't make sense in any context so yeah...he is probably doing some derpy shit and thinks people are too stupid to call him out on it.

That being said, it still annoys the hell out of me and is ridiculous that somehow the "ok" sign has been appropriated by white supremacists and we all apparently let it happen and are ok with it. If he made the sign in any context where an ok sign would make sense in context I'd give him a pass, but him making an out of context ok sign when taking pics specifically with ethnic children...is pretty out of context and looks sus af.

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4chan must be proud to know their prank of getting people and white supremacists to use the ok hand as a sign of supremacy has worked wonders over the years

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ZEROWOLF posted...

Palm up, white power.
Palm down, circle game.

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This sign is common in Scuba Diving, as a form of communication when oxygen is precious, and oxygen cannot be wasted with talking..... With Gangs forming around using symbols (WP with white supremacy) that are well known to us, it was only a matter of time before someone took it the wrong way, I feel like my generation is a bunch of wimps without thick skin, we need to toughen up and stop taking offense to everything. I support the LGBTQ+ Community, I support the BLM movement, but it seems like some people scapegoat on their work to pull shit like this.

Same thing with the Swastikas'. This was also ruined, due to Germany doing what they did. This symbol was originally used to symbolize Divinity and Spiritually represent Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Anyways, I feel strongly about this, I feel strongly about a lot though lol. We all do. I don't get why we all can't just get along. It comes down to racism, rights, who was wrong, who was right blah blah blah. I'm only 17 and I have a whole life to live, And if it's nothing but hate in the world, Political bull, I don't know if that's a life I want my children living. Can you imagine a lady calling the police over a cheese burger being made wrong? Seriously people, this is the life we're living, the media blowing things into proportion. People talking about respect, yet they cannot return it. What the heck? Is this how you guys want your life to be like? Someone suing you because you said "Okay" in sign language? Like seriously, What if you said "Okay" in sign language, but the other person thinks you representing WP. Idk I'm making no sense right now, I don't know what the guy meant by doing it twice, and no I'm not defending him. I respect everyones opinion, and I'm only trying to bring a different perspective to the table. Have a good night guys.

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I knew I liked Megamind better for a reason.

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MajesticFerret posted...

It's pretty obvious this guy is doing it in an extremely obvious way that a standard ok sign wouldn't make sense in any context so yeah...he is probably doing some derpy shit and thinks people are too stupid to call him out on it.

That being said, it still annoys the hell out of me and is ridiculous that somehow the "ok" sign has been appropriated by white supremacists and we all apparently let it happen and are ok with it. If he made the sign in any context where an ok sign would make sense in context I'd give him a pass, but him making an out of context ok sign when taking pics specifically with ethnic children...is pretty out of context and looks sus af.

...Or he's just doing the thing millions of people do, the "haha gotcha, made you look" thing that people do in photos all the damn time and has nothing to do with anyone's race.

lol

Yeah, anyone can tell you I'm not generally one to jump to "that's racist" type comments (far from it), but... this is very sus. Especially when it looks like they're trying to do it in a way that's not too obvious, rather than openly drawing attention to it like one would if just signalling "okay" or any other kind of "do this in photos because it's an IRL meme" gesture.

(And to those commenting that it's the "punch me" thing, one of those photos is very clearly breaking one of the rules of that game.)

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Trumble posted...

(And to those commenting that it's the "punch me" thing, one of those photos is very clearly breaking one of the rules of that game.)

Yeah I have seen so many people defend it as the circle game when the number one rule is that it has to be below the waist.

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I welcome all lawsuits against Minions and Despicable Me. Even fucking stupid ones like this.

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I wasnt even aware this meant white power now until the last decade. Id wager more people than not are in that same boat.


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This is a thing? How is this even a thing

Wow

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I just want to be clear that context is always key - in the photos I posted, the Proud Boys and other white supremacists are deliberately doing the sign to pose for the picture. Thats not at all the same as flashing your scuba diving partner the OK sign, or sending an OK emoji as a response to someones text.

And the idea that people who are pointing out that its become a racist gesture are incapable of telling the difference between those contexts is the exact talking point that white supremacists and neo nazis rely on to continue operating in plain sight.

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I was willing to give the benefit of a doubt for that first photo, but the second one is very blatant. Still, I'm not sure how this is grounds for a lawsuit

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MrToothHasYou posted...

I just want to be clear that context is always key - in the photos I posted, the Proud Boys and other white supremacists are deliberately doing the sign to pose for the picture. Thats not at all the same as flashing your scuba diving partner the OK sign, or sending an OK emoji as a response to someones text.

And the idea that people who are pointing out that its become a racist gesture are incapable of telling the difference between those contexts is the exact talking point that white supremacists and neo nazis rely on to continue operating in plain sight.

This so much. Context is always what matters.


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How ironic would it be if it turned out the person under the suit was an underpaid temporary foreign worker because job and pay were so shitty that spoiled whites accustomed to cushy lifestyle don't want to do so Universal had to outsource
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Vtriggering posted...

spoiled whites

And of course you wont get modded

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Attention seeking dumb fuck families. Even if he was giving them the finger its not worth a fucking lawsuit. The families should be sued 30k each for wasting court resources

Shut the fuck up. Defending this shit by saying it's trivial is why shit like this and even worse goes on to this day.

Number090684 posted...

Shut the fuck up. Defending this shit by saying it's trivial is why shit like this and even worse goes on to this day.

Fuck off. Sack the person if you think its a bad enough offence. Dont waste court time. But most important of all, fuck off.

This whole controversy over the OK symbol is one of the most absurd things to ever enter the political correctness arena. Doubly so because people keep taking it seriously.

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I don't want to live on this planet anymore. This is not a white power sign.

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I think people make up stuff and try to benefit

He was fired in 2019 after this. Almost two years later theyre filing a lawsuit? Talk about opportunist. Fuck outta here. Any half decent judge would throw this shit out and if not universals lawyers will make this family financially regret pursuing such frivolous bullshit.

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Number090684 posted...

Shut the fuck up. Defending this shit by saying it's trivial is why shit like this and even worse goes on to this day.

Its not a goddamn white power symbol. No one in real life thinks its a hate symbol. Its a chan meme. The families are using it for a quick buck because they can.

Even if the mascot was playing the game

Its still inappropriate, isnt it?

Xethuminra posted...

Even if the mascot was playing the game

Its still inappropriate, isnt it?

How is the "gotcha made you look" game inappropriate?