Yes, the finger horizontally across the open mouth (to symbolize a Theta) has been actively discouraged by Theta HQ.
Yes, it is well known that the ASL sign for vagina is the same as making a kite shape with the thumbs and index fingers. That sign seems to have fallen out of favor most places.
Now I'm seeing Thetas making a K, A, and Theta with their fingers, using both hands. I can't even describe it. It's like some crazy contortionist act.
It's dumb. Dumb. DUMB. All of it. (in my loudest old lady voice, for DrPhil's benefit).
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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." Bertrand Russell, The Triumph of Stupidity
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