> And it definitely had nothing to do with racism

This is entirely the point of the gesture. They pointedly co-opted a harmless symbol to create confusing situations just like this one.

It seems to be playing out (according to plan) in two scenarios:

1) People unknowingly use the gesture and are then vilified for it.

2) White supremacists use the gesture publicly and have plausible deniability.

More info:

- https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white...

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/ok-sign-gestur...