More than 200 former "Jeopardy!" contestants on Wednesday posted an open letter to the syndicated game show over a hand gesture used by returning champion Kelly Donohue on Tuesday's show that has been widely condemned as a symbol of white supremacy.
At the beginning of the show, two-time champ Kelly Donohue made an "OK" sign with his hand, touching his forefinger to his thumb, and holding it to his chest. In recent years, the same gesture has been co-opted by hate groups, particularly white supremacists. The Anti-Defamation League classified the gesture as an official symbol of hate in 2019.
I think the "ok" sign as white power has obviously become ridiculous...but that seems really weird to me.
Agreed. Also is there something specific about holding it to your chest like that? If that specifically is a white power symbol, I can get behind being mad at this guy. It's obviously ridiculous when they try to take down people for making an OK sign in any context.
“Yesterday’s program included a clue about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS),” the show’s social media mea culpa read. “After hearing from the community, we found we used an outdated and inaccurate term for this disorder, and we apologize.”
Guest host Savannah Guthrie read the controversial clue on Monday’s episode: “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is also known as Grinch syndrome because this organ is too small.” The correct answer was the heart — however, in most patients with POTS, the structure of the heart itself is normal,” according Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“Yesterday’s program included a clue about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS),” the show’s social media mea culpa read. “After hearing from the community, we found we used an outdated and inaccurate term for this disorder, and we apologize.”
Guest host Savannah Guthrie read the controversial clue on Monday’s episode: “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is also known as Grinch syndrome because this organ is too small.” The correct answer was the heart — however, in most patients with POTS, the structure of the heart itself is normal,” according Johns Hopkins Medicine.
