Current Events > Coast Guard removes member from hurricane duty after flashing white power symbol

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https://mic.com/articles/191339/hurricane-florence-coast-guard-member-removed-from-response-team#.6u6cNqICS

A member of the United States Coast Guard was removed from the Hurricane Florence response team on Friday after he surreptitiously flashed a hand signal for white power on live T.V.

In video footage of the MSNBC telecast, Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. John Reed can be seen providing an update on the storm, which has claimed at least seven lives since it made landfall in the mid-Atlantic region on Thursday. Behind him, a sitting Coast Guard member quickly flashes what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

The incident quickly sparked outrage on Twitter, prompting the Coast Guard to issue a statement confirming that it was aware of the incident.

We are aware of the offensive video on Twitter the Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response, the agency wrote on Twitter. His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard.

In a statement provided to Buzzfeed News, the Coast Guard called the incident a frustrating distraction... during our hurricane response and said that these types of actions are not reflective of the core values of the Coast Guard.

As downed trees, infrastructure collapse and heavy flooding continue to plague the Carolinas, the Coast Guard has deployed more than 7,000 active duty members to help with rescues at the sites most affected by the storm.

Although Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday, the National Weather Service ominously promised on Twitter on Saturday that theres MUCH more rain to come increasing the likelihood that already hard-hit areas will see even more severe flooding and devastation.

And before all the alt-righters freak out about this being "overblown" if you watch the video in the linked tweet it is extremely obvious that he knew what he was doing.

https://twitter.com/jgobble/status/1040719621450416128
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Bio1590 posted...

what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

::facepalm::
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it says in the very story that someone was giving him info and that his OK sign was the response......so what's more likely? that he flahsed a white power symbol for no reason, or that he was just saying OK?

that symbol is not a racist symbol. it just means OK. any actual racists who use it are either idiots who fell for a 4chan hoax, or are trolling liberals. but it's just the OK symbol.

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.
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Bio1590 posted...

what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

is this for real
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Did TC literally fall for the propaganda about the OK sign? lmfao
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Bio1590 posted...

what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

holy shit, yikes, oof, etc.
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HighOnSolar posted...

Bio1590 posted...

what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

is this for real

That's how they saved Pepe from the normies.
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Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

They won't. They never will and that's why Sam Hyde will always be relevant.
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he still has a job though. disgusting.

that man should have his citizenship revoked
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Glad things are going so well out there that this is the kind of thing that the Coast Guard is releasing statements about.
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Trump is going to win in 2020 because of idiotic nonsense like this.

Hopefully we can secede by then and leave these low IQ mud rats behind.
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that is like the natural way your fingers go when you scratch your head
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Why would you deliberately make that sign sitting in the background of the TV interview. Sounds like typical passive aggressive trumpeter behavior
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Mal_Fet posted...

Bio1590 posted...

what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for ?O.K.,? but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

::facepalm::

You can't read a single post on this site without getting triggered lmao
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Jesus fucking tapdancing Christ on a pogo stick, just how many rubes out there actually bought this "white power symbol" meme and believe it's real?
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what was once widely recognized as the hand gesture for O.K., but has since been co-opted by supporters of President Trump and the far-right as a symbol for white power.

Where did this lie even come from, and why does it keep getting repeated?
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VectorChaos posted...

Jesus fucking tapdancing Christ on a pogo stick, just how many rubes out there actually bought this "white power symbol" meme and believe it's real?

I mean, I guess Bio is so desperate to find some sign or symbol that has been co-opted by white supremacists that he's literally just slurping up the propaganda now.
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DuranOfForcena posted...

Pepe is not a white power symbol and neither is the OK hand signal

These are both blatant lies and you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Don't chefs make this symbol when they think their dish is great?

It's literally touching your index finger to your thumb.
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Proudclad AND Mal triggered in one topic? Holy shit lol
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TC's topic is such a train wreck that laughing at him means we're triggered? lmao

#Bio1590logic
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Bio1590 posted...

Proudclad AND Mal triggered in one topic? Holy shit lol

Says the guy who posted "he knew what he was doing" in a dumbass topic about the ok sign.
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"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

DuranOfForcena posted...

Pepe is not a white power symbol and neither is the OK hand signal

These are both blatant lies and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Says the racist. LMFAO

Bio1590 posted...

"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "

That was propaganda started by 4chan. White supremacists didn't co-opt shit, brother. Why are you resorting to slurping up propaganda these days btw?
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Bio1590 posted...

"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "

I mean, you realize this is the exact reaction these people want to get out of you, right?
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Bio1590 posted...

"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "

like I said, only morons are actually doing it to be racist, on purpose. the vast majority if not ALL people who make that sign are just saying OK. and those OK people don't expect this reaction because...they are literally saying OK. maybe this guy was racist anyway, I didn't bother to look into it. but even if he is, the symbol had nothing to do with it. it just means OK.

FLUFFYGERM posted...

Bio1590 posted...

"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "

That was propaganda started by 4chan. White supremacists didn't co-opt shit, brother. Why are you resorting to slurping up propaganda these days btw?

You sure do get awfully defensive whenever this gets brought up

BLAKUboy posted...

Bio1590 posted...

"Hey, let's co opt an old hand sign and tell everyone that it's a white power symbol. Then let's all do it in public in questionable situations and when people fall for our gag and call us racists we'll say "we're just pretending to be racists to prove we're not" "

I mean, you realize this is the exact reaction these people want to get out of you, right?

Yeah it's just a coincidence that the people who always get super defensive over this have expressed questionable opinions about race
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ok BIo so explain why a jewish/hispanic woman did it? some half jewish half hispanic lady recently was caught making the OK symbol and people called her a white nationalist when she's not even white.

Bio1590 posted...

You sure do get awfully defensive whenever this gets brought up

You mad buddy?
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Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.
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if you want to give this hate group free reign to define the gesture, stop using it.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

because they are not doing it. he was just saying OK.

FrisbeeDude posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

Imagine letting progressive outrage politics dictate what you do.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

At least you admit it. Good on you.

FrisbeeDude posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

So it wasn't really co-oped by white supremacists, but since there's controversy fueled by propaganda...we should treat it as such and stop making that sign or stop doing whatever there is controversy around?
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Zikten posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

because they are not doing it. he was just saying OK.

lmfao ok
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

So it wasn't really co-oped by white supremacists, but since there's controversy fueled by propaganda...we should treat it as such and stop making that sign or stop doing whatever there is controversy around?

xD how about stop pretending to be a white supremacist?
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Zikten posted...

ok BIo so explain why a jewish/hispanic woman did it? some half jewish half hispanic lady recently was caught making the OK symbol and people called her a white nationalist when she's not even white.

Or why the Taco Bell employee who refused to serve English-speaking customers made it:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/77005754#35

FrisbeeDude posted...

Zikten posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

because they are not doing it. he was just saying OK.

lmfao ok

its way more logical and believable than the fantasy that he was randomly spouting out white power for no reason in response to someone telling him something about a storm

Mal_Fet posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

Paragon21XX posted...

Imagine journalists still not getting the message that the OK sign being a white power gesture was nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by Anonymous.

Imagine being well aware of the controversy, but still dumb enough to intentionally do it anyway.

Imagine letting progressive outrage politics dictate what you do.

He certainly didnt. He was determined to trigger libs!
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I hate how much influence Anonymous has. This hand gesture thing was a hoax they started, and gullible people are actually accepting it as legitimate.
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Hayame Zero posted...

I hate how much influence Anonymous has. This hand gesture thing was a hoax they started, and gullible people are actually accepting it as legitimate.

On twitter they're trying to make the peace sign mean "two genders"
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Annihilated posted...

ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

DuranOfForcena posted...

Pepe is not a white power symbol and neither is the OK hand signal

These are both blatant lies and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Says the racist. LMFAO

Keep flaming. Also source?
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shockthemonkey posted...

I assume this topic is a shitshow that Im too lazy to read, is there anything to indicate the dude is actually a white supremacist? Or just he did a thing with his hands and waaaaing ensued?

The latter
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shockthemonkey posted...

I assume this topic is a shitshow that Im too lazy to read, is there anything to indicate the dude is actually a white supremacist? Or just he did a thing with his hands and waaaaing ensued?

The latter.
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