Ah sorry as well if I came off as trite, or sharp!
The hand gesture the character/mascot makes is Saturnalia worship for millennia, devil horns etc..
But for many people it just means party on! - but like most symbols in our society there is a double meaning. It was reintroduced to the masses by Ozzy Ozbourne etc..
Like I said it's all good, I am not on steemit for sharp words so again I apologize if I mischaracterized your mascot guy... I see anyone who is willing to discuss anything of ANY importance as an ally, and me judging anything/ anyone is ignorance itself - but yes I wont deny that i was wounded, even when I was photographing the stained glass at the lodge on a public walkway - after literally 30 seconds the POLICE, not a security guard, but the actual Japanese cops showed up and said I would be arrested if I stuck around - my Japanese friend said they had NEVER seen or heard about a police officer guarding a private corporate building, especially in downtown tourist central Tokyo in a public place. There are many many secret police in Japan as well, so it kind of put a very threatening dark gloom on our otherwise lovely day.
I truly appreciate the discussion.