Coastie makes "ok" sign....lib hysterics ensue.
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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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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]
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/17/alabama-officers-suspended-for-making-alleged-white-power-hand-gesture-in-photo.html0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
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The dude was just scratching his head OMG. 0 -
They pound this dung in the over 50% ers heads day after and then they actually believe what the "media" portrays and say. It a "front door" approach and the inmates are winning or so it seems.
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.0 -
Out of curiosity I did a search using "obama using OK hand signal".
But guess what, I'm going to start using it alot more now that I know it pisses them off. Self fulfilling prophecy.
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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]0 -
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.0 -
Well I missed the memo as well, but since it seems to piss them off I will be sure to use the OK sign instead of the thumbs up from now on.
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.0 -
Just did some reading and for it to be the white power signal he would have to flip the signal over so it looks like a P and flash 3 fingers on the other hand to make the W.
Just flashing OK means OK.0 -
It's PAST insane. 0 -
The middle finger is universal so that's safe [:D]. Hang loose is more Hawaiian and less frequently used. Then again there was that time in Bengasi.
Oh remember Bush Jr.'s Hook 'em Long Horns? Folks went and lost their minds on that one.0 -
quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
The middle finger is universal so that's safe [:D].Yep, that's just requesting a "Table for One"! [:D]0 -
I am reasonably sure that this supposedly "offensive" sign has to do with President Trump's frequent gesture of touching his thumb and fore
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]0 -
Should have mooned them. To show them what they look like... 0 -
But any liberal hate message is encouraged and supported [:(][xx(] 0 -
I use ONE HALF of the peace V sign to make sure they understand me.[:D] 0 -
When did that become a hate symbol? Funny you should ask. Here is what the Anti-Defamation League had to say:
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.0 -
This lunacy has to stop, and it will. I just hope it doesn?t end with a shooting war which it appears some people are trying to start. I?ve dealt with union people who were less abrasive to deal with.
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.0 -
quote:Originally posted by brier-49
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...0 -
I would hate to go through life pissing my pants every time somebody said ?Good Morning?. 0 -
For those of you who wondered "Where did this come from?"
It was a prank.
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americs is enabling more IDIOTS than the rest of the whole world...all this chit will carry over into our military rendering them useless 0 -
The more I look at the pic, the more it looks like he's holding his head, or blocking the camera from seeing his face. Unless he admitted to doing it intentionally, I'd give him the benefit of the doubt that it was unintentional like Zina at the SCOTUS hearings. 0 -
Help me I am triggered - my eyes are my safe space and you have trespassed my eyes...
Here is a true 1%er - a volunteer doing military service and participating in disaster relief operations in what the media has hyped up to be a deadly hurricane of epic proportions
Before I will let a coast guard para jumper risk his life and perform a life saving water rescue from a hovering helicopter in a high wind storm zone and mandatory evacuation area I will first ask him his views on Trump and maga and roe vs. Wade and white privilege or ltgbq@*&$ rights...
If his answer does not tow the lib prog dem alt left line I will decline to be pulled from the flood waters on the hoist and drown on principle
BLM - BEAN - ANTIFA - NAACP are not racist but the okay sign is.
Life fail - media fail - reverse hate crime achieved - wolf has been cried - the sky is falling - it's Trump's fault.
Sigh.
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WAIT.... WHAT????
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...0 -
hmmmm how quickly they forget... 0 -
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i don't know if anything is awkward for this derp 0
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