On the red carpet, some celebrities could be seen sporting red lapel pins, created as part of the Artists4Ceasefire campaign. However, Snopes found no public evidence connecting the concept or design of the red pins worn at the Oscars to the Ramallah lynchings. The symbol of a red hand in particular has been used before in different contexts. In the historic Irish province of Ulster, the hand has been called the Red Hand of Ulster for centuries. More recently, a red hand has also been used as a symbol for murdered and missing indigenous women, sometimes known by the acronym MMIW.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 12, 2024 01:17 UTC