While Bungie did not identify exactly what piece of armor was being removed, players on the Destiny subreddit were able to put the pieces together. The gauntlets in question are Hunter-specific called the Road Complex AA1.
The word and meme “Kek” was first popularized in the World of Warcraft community, who used it as a form of LOL. However, over time it has gone through many transitions of meaning. Know Your Meme explains how it was picked up on 4chan to signify Internet trolls and people who post negative comments, designating them as citizens of the fictional country known as Kekistan.
Eventually, the idea and symbolism of the “Kekistan flag” bearing the K’s and vertical lines was picked up by white nationalists as a kind of marker for their beliefs. The symbolism and design of the “Kekistan flag” was actually modeled after a German Nazi war flag, replacing the swastika with the K and vertical lines symbols and swapping the red color with green. While obviously not intended for such a purpose when first created as an Internet meme, the Southern Poverty Law Center explains its connections and implementation:
It doesn’t appear that Bungie has received any wide-ranging complaints about the design in Destiny 2, however it appears that the developer is taking the precaution of its association with such groups before it is discovered and gains any momentum.
