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Sometimes our hand sign can be confused with other "signs" - things I've learned:
Our handsign is also a sign in American Sign Language (won't mention which one for obvious reasons)...and my wife is deaf, so when we are talking around brothers, I've had to "explain" a few things to avoid being accused of secrecy-revealing....
There is also a large, latino-based gang that uses the same sign...which is frightening, because of safety issues...
In fact, a deaf couple in Denver about 10 years ago were shot and killed by gang members who thought they were being "insulted" by the hand signs the couple was using to communicate. The couple was elderly, so I highly doubt they were into throwing up signs for gang pride....ugh.
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