Hundreds of former “Jeopardy!” contestants have signed on to an open letter urging the show’s producers to denounce a hand gesture made by a recent winner that is alleged to be aligned with white supremacist beliefs.
On a recent episode of the game show, contestant Kelly Donohue had just won his third consecutive game when he flashed a hand signal that was once known as signifying “okay” but in recent years has come to mean “white power.” The symbol, in which the thumb and forefinger form a circle while the other three fingers are extended, has been designated a “hate symbol” by the Anti-Defamation League.
Following the episode, more than 450 former “Jeopardy!” contestants signed an open letter published on Medium. RELATED: Dan Levy Shares
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