The image says “Note: See page 126 for the preferred sign.” Your screenshot is saying that this gesture is not correct to use. It’s teaching people to not use it.
I found an old article. It seems like the signs were changed around 1993.
https://archive.is/5umcg (1994 South China Morning Post)
https://archive.is/PLf6s (1994 Baltimore Sun)
good grief. Sign language almost seems a bit more harsh in its slurs, regardless of base language.
page 126 for the preferred sign
the original sign plus a hat and false teeth
Wow that SCMP article is wild, especially when compared to the one from the Sun
IN a new twist to America’s growing thirst for political correctness, Asia’s citizens are being defended against an unlikely enemy - the deaf.
It is American sign language
What makes this even more derogatory is that the hand movement “rhymes” with the word for ‘pain’.
Hmm just curious how do words “rhyme” in sign language?
Made with the same hand shapes and/or movements. I guess it’s just as close to alliteration. Every sign is a morpheme, and is made up of a hand shape, a location, and a motion.
“Hurts” is where you put this 👉 👈 in the center of the signing space (instead of around the eyes) and axially rotate your hands/fingers.
