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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.


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KEYWORDS: coastguard; livetv; ok; removec; removed; stupidity; thoughtpolice; uscoastguard
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To: Drew68

Lol.

Want to go bankrupt? Develop and try to sell products that “social media” says they want.

It’s mostly bots. All these twitter storms are completely bogus.

Who cares what millenial basement dwellers think anyhow?


21 posted on 09/15/2018 9:17:35 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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But it was ok for Hillary to become president after using a private server when she was Secretary of State.


22 posted on 09/15/2018 9:18:15 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Drew68
Pope Francis Gives Illuminati Hand Signs to Start Historic ...
23 posted on 09/15/2018 9:18:31 AM PDT by Leep
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To: TheZMan

Someone needs to tell the constantly offended to go screw themselves. It’s out of control and totally ridiculous. If you walk through life looking to be offended by every little thing that’s your problem. There is no right to not be offended.


24 posted on 09/15/2018 9:19:02 AM PDT by Peeps47 (Democrats are as corrupt as they are incompetent)
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To: Drew68

Hope he wasn’t in charge of guiding helps to areas to rescue Black Carolians,


25 posted on 09/15/2018 9:19:03 AM PDT by redangus (actually hit her?)
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To: Drew68
If that's the way the bastards wanna play it, I'll be making use of the ancient OK sign whenever/wherever possible.


             

26 posted on 09/15/2018 9:19:14 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: Drew68

27 posted on 09/15/2018 9:20:24 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: redangus

‘Helos’


28 posted on 09/15/2018 9:21:06 AM PDT by redangus (actually hit her?)
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To: Drew68

I’m beginning to wonder how so many people have become so insane.


29 posted on 09/15/2018 9:21:33 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Drew68
The stinging realities of life for a young black man | News OK
30 posted on 09/15/2018 9:21:39 AM PDT by Leep
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To: DocRock
Yes, if I type "okay" on my iPhone that sign pops up. Even on this Kindle Fire it does: 👌.
31 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:01 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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Meanwhile, at West Point:

No disciplinary action was taken.

32 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:07 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Cowboy clown w/Obama mask- Fired
Little frog - Super racist symbol
OK sign - Reduces millions to little “bags of nerves”

People are riduculous, these days.


33 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:22 AM PDT by gaijin
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34 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:31 AM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Drew68

Looks like he’s scratching his ear; it lasted about one second. Since he’s just a guy sitting in the background, and since the camera was focused on the guy standing up, he probably didn’t even know he was in the picture. This is about as silly as it gets.


35 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:37 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Drew68
Well I'll be damned..., I just made a stealth racist symbol to a black construction worker who had removed debris from the roadway about an hour ago, he signed back a thumbs up.... now I am wondering what epithet that connotes???!!! This would all be funny if it were not for the general population buying into this crap!
36 posted on 09/15/2018 9:22:52 AM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: Drew68

Enough already. Stop letting assholes set the rules for the rest of us. The o.k gesture has been around for a long time. The fact that some pranksters at 4chan started a false story for it should have been laughed off and ignored. But now a good person has to defend themselves against the baseless hysterics of a mob inflicted with a terminal case of the galloping stupids.


37 posted on 09/15/2018 9:23:10 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Drew68
Ambidextrous:


38 posted on 09/15/2018 9:23:20 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: jmcenanly

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.


39 posted on 09/15/2018 9:23:40 AM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump.)
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To: Drew68
Silly white people hand signals are for gangstas and thugs. Obama’s NLRB Blasted For Being Biased On Behalf Of Union ...
40 posted on 09/15/2018 9:23:54 AM PDT by Leep
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