A century and a half ago in 1881, a famous shootout occurred in Tombstone, Arizona at the OK Corral between the Earp brothers and the Clanton-McLaury gang. The OK stood for Old Kindersley, a livery and horse stable. OK today is a variation of okay, a term of approval, acceptance or acknowledgement. Along with the word is a familiar hand gesture, the thumb and index finger touching end to end, forming a circle for the O. Like so many other American cultural traditions, leave it to the left to find something as innocuous as the OK hand gesture to be a racist symbol, a secret dog whistle of white supremacy. After all, even Christmas season isn’t immune from charges of racism. A Boston University professor claims the classic “Jingle Bells” is racist. Even a traditional cup of ice cream, half chocolate and half vanilla is deemed racist. Another American tradition, the Army-Navy football game found itself in the middle of the latest racial controversy. Earlier...(Read Full Article)