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      "avoid gestures offensive in some cultures",
      "study rock art hand prints"
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      "Among the oldest human symbols",
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      "Gestures such as open palm or raised fist",
      "Religious symbols such as the hamsa",
      "Heraldic hands (dexter or sinister)"
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      "hand gestures in signage"
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      "Laws on banned extremist symbols in some countries"
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      "Confusing symbols with extremist uses"
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        "Use sacred hand symbols disrespectfully.",
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        "Labelling a person's gesture as a hate symbol in public."
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        "Some hand gestures have been adopted as hate symbols while also having innocent uses.",
        "Rock art hand prints are heritage of indigenous communities."
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        "People depicted",
        "Artists"
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                    "text": "Left or right hand?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Has its meaning changed?",
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                "description": "Cross-cultural meaning.",
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                    "text": "Could the gesture be offensive in some places?",
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                    "text": "Where?",
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                    "text": "How old are hand stencils at this site, according to dating?",
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                    "text": "How is the hand blazoned?",
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                    "text": "Which arms bear it?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
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                    "text": "Has the symbol been appropriated by extremist groups?",
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                    "text": "How should that be described neutrally?",
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    "Should hand symbols be separate entries?",
    "How should cultural meanings be sourced?",
    "How should the anatomical sense be linked?"
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