None that I'm aware of but its still an obvious stand in for a military salute. If I was inclined to view these BLM protests negatively and I see some of these activists perform this salute, I'm might think their a para-military organization. It is more of a matter of optics.
Fiction uses shorthand, abjuring real life people/events/ideas with imagined identities. So for example, the Empire in Star Wars is clearly a stand in for Germany, c. 1933-1945. The issue is that a lot of Star Wars fans seem to like the Empire more than the Rebels, so are they, by proxy, fans of fascism? People clearly like militarism, they like the idea of military parades and uniforms and maybe if it ended at that then it would just be good fun, but its hard to larp as fascist for years and not become one and the Star Wars community clearly has a sizable portion of Alt-Rightist.
Keep in mind, the brunt of my criticism was that the motion looks silly and is unpractical as a battle position. There was only like one image posted in this thread where the gesture is being used in a military-like context.
I would also add though that even as motion used for prayer I have problems with it. The Amazons are traditionally depicted in modern times as a surviving remnant of ancient Hellenic civilization, yet she is praying like a Christian. The ancient Greeks primarily burned animal bones to honour the gods (among other things). I doubt Perez was even aware he was doing this, but he does use Christian short hand for he depicts Wonder Woman praying.
TL;DR: I don't like the crossed bracelet pose for a myriad of reasons.
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The show added a lot to the mythology and the stance is among those. Personally I feel like it is a smart idea to further draw from the show by examining Lynda Carter's many interviews when it comes to WWs personality and the way she relates to other women. I wouldn't mind an Elseworlds or verse built on some of the other things she had to say as well. That would have been much more preferable to Morrison's E1 shenanigans
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Looking cool and being battle practical have often been at odds with one another. We've had at least five Star Wars movies doing just that.
If I remember correctly, the first time we ever see the pose in the TV show is when Diana faces off with the other Amazon for bullets and bracelets. It was, to my recollection, clearly a defensive/starting position for blocking bullets, regardless of practicality.