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Originally Posted by Sen's Revenge
It's definitely cultural appropriation...but....
Did they even ask us (NPHC) what we even think about it?
Because, 1) Most of us don't care about handsigns. We care when you start performing in step shows, and 2) Not every NPHC handsign is official, either.
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The questions is whether the adoption of handsigns and step shows etc on the part of the Professional Fraternities at HBCUs (Alpha Phi Omega, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma) falls into the same category. It is adaptation of the the NPHC concepts, but almost entirely by other African Americans.
(This can be dated to the late 1940s or early 1950s)