{"id":495834,"date":"2020-07-07T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1100-6479422"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:11:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T14:11:30","slug":"cod-modern-warfare-ok-gesture-removed-for-links-to-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/cod-modern-warfare-ok-gesture-removed-for-links-to\/1100-6479422\/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f","title":{"rendered":"CoD: Modern Warfare OK Gesture Removed For Links To White Supremacy","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Infinity Ward, developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare<\/a> and Warzone<\/a>, has removed an in-game gesture that has been culturally associated to white supremacy.<\/p>\n

The OK gesture has been replaced with a new one called Crush during the game’s latest mid-season patch<\/a>. Although not specifically mentioned in the patch notes, players quickly discovered the change (spotted by Eurogamer<\/a>) given that the gesture has been widely used for humiliating opponents unfortunate enough to be the final kills in multiplayer matches.<\/a><\/p>\n

The gesture was originally co-opted in an attempt to fool the public over its importance as a hate symbol. Since then, however, the gesture has had its meaning warped, so much so that the Anti-Defamation League now recognizes it as an “expression of white supremacy.”<\/a><\/p>\n

The symbol and its hateful message has seen a resurgence in the wake of recent Black Lives Matter protests–a movement which Infinity Ward and Activision have publicly supported. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare featured an in-game message<\/a> drawing players’ attention to the movement, while its developer vowed to take stricter action against racist players and community members.<\/a><\/p>\n

GameSpot has reached out to Activision for comment.<\/p>\n

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