Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

US Coast Guard member 'removed' after making 'offensive' OK sign on live TV
Fox News ^ | 9/15/18 | Lukas Mikelionis

Posted on 09/15/2018 9:05:28 AM PDT by Drew68

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.


(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coastguard; livetv; ok; removec; removed; stupidity; thoughtpolice; uscoastguard
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 181-182 next last

I didn’t know that all scuba divers, everywhere, were racist.


41 posted on 09/15/2018 9:24:06 AM PDT by Tracker47
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: jmcenanly

You are spot on. He is not making any kind of gesture to the camera.


42 posted on 09/15/2018 9:24:24 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Drew68
The "OK" Symbol is a hand gesture typically used to signal that "all is well." The symbol has been frequently associated with supporters of the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump , https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ok-symbol-👌
43 posted on 09/15/2018 9:24:36 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: virgil

Totally overboard


44 posted on 09/15/2018 9:24:50 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: All

Oops, I didn’t realize that several of you had posted those photos individually, before I posted my composite one.


45 posted on 09/15/2018 9:25:26 AM PDT by LegendHasIt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

46 posted on 09/15/2018 9:26:02 AM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other Democrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

Gang affiliation hand signals? A-Okay...

Signalling A-Okay? WTH, why no way, call out the national guard!!!


47 posted on 09/15/2018 9:26:13 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lastchance
Enough already. Stop letting assholes set the rules for the rest of us.

+1

48 posted on 09/15/2018 9:26:28 AM PDT by Drew68
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

Fake News from Fox!


49 posted on 09/15/2018 9:26:28 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

This is the result of some outstanding meme work. You see, literally everything is White Supreemist, including the “okay” sign.


50 posted on 09/15/2018 9:26:56 AM PDT by cdcdawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

I have no idea what a white power symbol is. And I’m white.


51 posted on 09/15/2018 9:27:16 AM PDT by Starboard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68
🏵
52 posted on 09/15/2018 9:28:15 AM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

53 posted on 09/15/2018 9:28:38 AM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other Democrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mylife

But that’s not the “Okay” symbol.

It is the “Otay” symbol.


54 posted on 09/15/2018 9:29:26 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Vote GOP this November. Take two friends to vote with you!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: wny

As the great Mark Steyn says....no civilization can survive such institutionalized stupidity

**************

We are attempting to disprove him. The stupidity meter is pegging on this one.


55 posted on 09/15/2018 9:29:37 AM PDT by Starboard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

PSST, Kilroy was here. Pass it on.


56 posted on 09/15/2018 9:29:48 AM PDT by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Drew68

The insanity brought on my liberalism knows no bounds.
This case is just another classic example.
And we’re supposed to coexist with these stupid POSs? I don’t think so.


57 posted on 09/15/2018 9:30:34 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: madison10
"He was putting his ear piece in/adjusting as you said. You can see it between his fingers. Poor guy, he probably did not even know what he was supposed to have done wrong."

Yep. When he glanced up towards the guy being interviewed, it probably jostled his earpiece a little, and he was readjusting it. When he adjusted the earpiece, he wasn't even looking at the camera, it lasted about a second, and he probably didn't even know he was on camera, since he was sitting down and the guy being interviewed was standing up.

This is arguably the craziest example of leftist paranoia I've ever heard about.
58 posted on 09/15/2018 9:30:53 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: Drew68
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.

and probably used at one time or another by anyone born before 2001. How can we let "them" take something so pervasive in our culture, so benign in meaning for countless decades, and suddenly make it a symbol of hate???

Heck, even my cellphone suggests the ok hand sign as an emoji when I type "ok" in a text message. Does that make me racis? Is my phone racis? WTF

59 posted on 09/15/2018 9:31:21 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TalBlack
We go now into the Era of the Mob.

People are telling the Coast Guard via Twitter that this guy should be court-martialed.

We are aware of the offensive video on twitter...

60 posted on 09/15/2018 9:31:45 AM PDT by Drew68
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 181-182 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson