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RockRaven

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3. It's like the signature gesture of that wrestler, and predates the usage of the similar white power

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2020, 11:11 AM

Oct 2020

gesture. Kittle is a big wrestling fan and that guy is one of his favorites. It is also the sign in basketball for a 3 point shot so the internet (and tv) is awash in images of NBA players like Steph Curry making the same sign. Context matters. A lot.

Here is the first result when you Google "George little hand gesture" and it explains it fully.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/25/george-kittle-explains-his-first-down-celebration-borrowed-from-mexican-wrestler/

Watching a video clip of him doing it on the field also would show how it is different from the white power gesture.

I don't think it is smart for him to do this, because it is so easily misunderstood by people not aware of the background, but it is not what you say.

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Watching ESPN piece on George Kittle this morning [View all] Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 OP

So glad my Chiefs beat those guys. evlbstrd Oct 2020 #1

I was curious who he was so I googled him rurallib Oct 2020 #2

It's like the signature gesture of that wrestler, and predates the usage of the similar white power RockRaven Oct 2020 #3

Exactly. More from ESPN: Auggie Oct 2020 #4

Thanks for the explanations Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #5