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Coastie makes "ok" sign....lib hysterics ensue.
Rack Ops
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/15/us-coast-guard-member-removed-after-making-offensive-ok-sign-on-live-tv.html
The U.S. Coast Guard says it ?removed? a member from its Hurricane Florence response team Friday after he made an ?OK? hand gesture on live TV that the service branch deemed ?offensive.?
The unidentified team member was caught looking into the camera and then swiftly making the hand gesture, prompting a backlash on social media.
The hand signal was seen in the background of MSNBC?s live interview with Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. John Reed, who was providing an update on actions taken by the Coast Guard in response to Hurricane Florence.
Many social media users called for the firing of the individual, accusing him of making a so-called ?white power? hate symbol.
The agency immediately responded to the outcry and distanced from the controversy.
?We are aware of the offensive video on twitter - the Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response. His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard,? the agency tweeted.
The Guard is now investigating the matter. In a statement, the agency said the incident was a ?frustrating distraction? amid the dangerous hurricane that is poised to affect more than 10 million people this week in the Southeast.
There have been at least four deaths since the storm reached the coastline on Friday morning, according to officials.
There?s no clear consensus whether the ?OK? hand gesture constitutes a hate symbol. While it has been adopted by some fringe far-right figures, it has also been commonly used by many Trump supporters.
The Anti-Defamation League previously noted that the ?OK? gesture isn?t a hate symbol. ?Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger ?OK? hand gesture become a white supremacist hand sign? Well, no, it hasn?t, but you are likely to hear just the opposite from social media, thanks to the latest hoax from members of notorious website 4chan,? read a post from the anti-racism group.
Earlier this month, liberal activists accused a Jewish-Mexican former Trump administration official, Zina Gelman Bash, of making the ?white power? hand gesture during the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, prompting derogatory descriptions of her as a ?neo-Nazi? or ?white supremacist.?
U.S. Attorney John Bash, her husband, defended Bash: ?The attacks today on my wife are repulsive. Everyone tweeting this vicious conspiracy theory should be ashamed of themselves. We weren?t even familiar with the hateful symbol being attributed to her for the random way she rested her hand during a long hearing,? the tweeted, noting that Bash?s grandparents are Holocaust survivors.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/15/us-coast-guard-member-removed-after-making-offensive-ok-sign-on-live-tv.html
The U.S. Coast Guard says it ?removed? a member from its Hurricane Florence response team Friday after he made an ?OK? hand gesture on live TV that the service branch deemed ?offensive.?
The unidentified team member was caught looking into the camera and then swiftly making the hand gesture, prompting a backlash on social media.
The hand signal was seen in the background of MSNBC?s live interview with Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. John Reed, who was providing an update on actions taken by the Coast Guard in response to Hurricane Florence.
Many social media users called for the firing of the individual, accusing him of making a so-called ?white power? hate symbol.
The agency immediately responded to the outcry and distanced from the controversy.
?We are aware of the offensive video on twitter - the Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response. His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard,? the agency tweeted.
The Guard is now investigating the matter. In a statement, the agency said the incident was a ?frustrating distraction? amid the dangerous hurricane that is poised to affect more than 10 million people this week in the Southeast.
There have been at least four deaths since the storm reached the coastline on Friday morning, according to officials.
There?s no clear consensus whether the ?OK? hand gesture constitutes a hate symbol. While it has been adopted by some fringe far-right figures, it has also been commonly used by many Trump supporters.
The Anti-Defamation League previously noted that the ?OK? gesture isn?t a hate symbol. ?Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger ?OK? hand gesture become a white supremacist hand sign? Well, no, it hasn?t, but you are likely to hear just the opposite from social media, thanks to the latest hoax from members of notorious website 4chan,? read a post from the anti-racism group.
Earlier this month, liberal activists accused a Jewish-Mexican former Trump administration official, Zina Gelman Bash, of making the ?white power? hand gesture during the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, prompting derogatory descriptions of her as a ?neo-Nazi? or ?white supremacist.?
U.S. Attorney John Bash, her husband, defended Bash: ?The attacks today on my wife are repulsive. Everyone tweeting this vicious conspiracy theory should be ashamed of themselves. We weren?t even familiar with the hateful symbol being attributed to her for the random way she rested her hand during a long hearing,? the tweeted, noting that Bash?s grandparents are Holocaust survivors.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/17/alabama-officers-suspended-for-making-alleged-white-power-hand-gesture-in-photo.html
This is what they've turned this country into...changing definitions of gestures to suit their f-ed up philosophy. Three percenters are now supporters of the KKK, any white person that makes this hand gesture is now white power. Shameful cowardice on the part of that Coast Guard. [V]
The Coast Guard was in a no-win situation. The guy in question was causing a distraction, and real lives are at stake. I imagine press conferences where instead of asking questions about the Hurricane, the media relentlessly hounds the spokesman, wanting to know why the Coast Guard has racists on their response team.
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
This is what they've turned this country into...changing definitions of gestures to suit their f-ed up philosophy. Three percenters are now supporters of the KKK, any white person that makes this hand gesture is now white power. Shameful cowardice on the part of that Coast Guard. [V]
The Coast Guard was in a no-win situation. The guy in question was causing a distraction, and real lives are at stake. I imagine press conferences where instead of asking questions about the Hurricane, the media relentlessly hounds the spokesman, wanting to know why the Coast Guard has racists on their response team.
No doubt it is a stupid thing to do these days, but it's a shame we've lost control of our country that leftist extremists can turn anything they choose to into racist symbols. It is PC run amok.
Demonstrating belief in the Constitution is fast becoming extremism and hate.
We will see in November if the silent majority speaks again. I pray for a red wave. IF that does happen they will implode themselves.
But guess what, I'm going to start using it alot more now that I know it pisses them off. Self fulfilling prophecy.
WLM
I think we are at a time where it will be easier just to list everything that is not offensive. It will be a short list.[V]
Guess I missed the memo. When did that become offensive again?
I think we are at a time where it will be easier just to list everything that is not offensive. It will be a short list.[V]
I must have missed the memo too. The OK sign is now racist. wth & when did that happen.
I have also been hearing the rumblings on how the 3%ers and Oath Keepers are now a racist group and in league with the KKK and crap like Storm Front. I happen to know many black people who consider themselves 3% or Oath Keepers.
Just flashing OK means OK.
Oh remember Bush Jr.'s Hook 'em Long Horns? Folks went and lost their minds on that one.
The middle finger is universal so that's safe [:D].Yep, that's just requesting a "Table for One"! [:D]
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
finger during a speech. Anything that the President does or says is going to be leaped on by the LIbs and twisted to be some negative interpretation...
Just the usual case of Liberal Optical Rectitus ?
"Head up their nether regions and unable to see for the shxt." [:D]
The ?OK? hand gesture hoax originated in February 2017 when an anonymous 4channer announced ?Operation O-KKK,? telling other members that ?we must flood Twitter and other social media websites?claiming that the OK hand sign is a symbol of white supremacy.?
There ARE a bunch of hand signs and symbols- go to the ADL home page, look them up. But the OK sign is not one of them.
For anyone that has studied yoga, the mudra should be familiar- thumb tip against index finger tip, other fingers splayed outward, the middle, ring, and pinky fingers represent the three gunas of rajas, tamas, and sattva which, when in harmony, unite individual and universal consciousness. The pressing together of the thumb and forefinger represents that union?or "yoga"?of consciousness.
The folks in South America figured this out long ago. There the hand sign means "you're an azzhole". So are the "progressives" giving the Coastie hell.
Where is their authority to change the meaning of words and gestures without letting me know about it and then hold me accountable for their perceived disrespect? Where is it written that I have to respect them? I?ll make that decision.
quote:Originally posted by redneckandy
Guess I missed the memo. When did that become offensive again?
I think we are at a time where it will be easier just to list everything that is not offensive. It will be a short list.[V]
I must have missed the memo too. The OK sign is now racist. wth & when did that happen.
To liberals it means...White Power...the three fingers up are the W, and the index/thumb make a P...
It was a prank.
You mean we have a power sign??? I think not, I mean, who invented it? Or is it just another thing that blackey has dreamed up?
By the way, it just looks like the guys trying to pop a zit...
hmmmm how quickly they forget...
They know the truth. Lying POS, but they know.
quote:Originally posted by Rack Ops
quote:Originally posted by shilowar
This is what they've turned this country into...changing definitions of gestures to suit their f-ed up philosophy. Three percenters are now supporters of the KKK, any white person that makes this hand gesture is now white power. Shameful cowardice on the part of that Coast Guard. [V]
The Coast Guard was in a no-win situation. The guy in question was causing a distraction, and real lives are at stake. I imagine press conferences where instead of asking questions about the Hurricane, the media relentlessly hounds the spokesman, wanting to know why the Coast Guard has racists on their response team.
No doubt it is a stupid thing to do these days, but it's a shame we've lost control of our country that leftist extremists can turn anything they choose to into racist symbols. It is PC run amok.
Demonstrating belief in the Constitution is fast becoming extremism and hate.
Nailed it!!
Unless such behavior has a DEMOCRAT tilt, then it is "OK"
If this young man isn?t awarded a Mast in the course of routine business he should request, make that demand, one and present these pictures at Mast.
He should receive a letter of apology from his Commanding Officer with an endorsement signed with pen and ink from the Commandant and an authorization that the letter with endorsement be entered in his permanent service record.
Records of Mast are usually removed from the service record at reenlistment or separation/discharge.
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/
There is also a list of senators on this page, contact them, shame them let them know of the injustice. Make that phone ring off the hook on Monday if you can get through.
First name and zip code was all that was asked.
Also, you can call the US Senate committee on Homeland Security at
202 224 4751
C'mon folks, if we let them get away with this crap, we only have ourselves to blame.
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