Did anyone ask the actor what was going on?
You may have seen the story, and I actually hope that you haven't: Gru get fired for symbol.
I have so much to say, but am too lazy to type it all out here. Let's start with 4chan, shall we? As has been documented, some 4chan trolls punked the media by suggesting that the OK symbol has white supremacist meaning. The media believed it (as did some white power guys), but most of us didn't even hear about it because we have lives.
A story or two appeared and they were debunked.
Not for this one couple, though, who after apparently NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEIR KIDS during a photo opp with Gru and a Minion, didn't notice the Circle game was being played. Later, months later, they saw the "offensive gesture" and did what anyone would do: alerted the media, somehow.
Seriously, I know people that work for local media, and it would never have occurred to me to call them.
Universal fired the character actor, and I have to wonder if they even asked him or her what was up? "Hey, we got this complaint, uh, what was that about? Are you a stupid racist ruining photos, or?" "Wait, what's the circle game? You mean "made you look?"?" "Who would believe a playful cartoon character would play a kids game with some kids...that's ridiculous!"
I mean, Occam's Razor, right?
The best part is the edited photo that doesn't show the little toddler brother also making the circle. Because, narrative, right?
And just in time the trailer for Richard Jewell dropped. Perfect timing.
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