US Coast Guard employee removed for 'white power sign' on air (1 Viewer)

[Semper]

Coast guard removed for 'white power sign'

is that really a white power symbol? I mean as kids in high school, and in the military we used to use that symbol near our genitals and punch our friends for looking. When did this become a symbol for white power.

 

[Zaphod]

I still don't understand the deal with the okay gesture. I looked it up on Wikipedia and it sounds like someone on 4chan made it up.. and then it became true?

 

[superchuck500]

Coast guard removed for 'white power sign'

is that really a white power symbol? I mean as kids in high school, and in the military we used to use that symbol near our genitals and punch our friends for looking. When did this become a symbol for white power.

It might not have been a few weeks ago but it is now. Whether he meant white power or was just sort of trolling, making fun of the response to the Kavanaugh hearing - he shouldn’t be doing either on duty during a press conference relating to an emergency.

 

[WhoDatPhan78]

Coast guard removed for 'white power sign'

is that really a white power symbol? I mean as kids in high school, and in the military we used to use that symbol near our genitals and punch our friends for looking. When did this become a symbol for white power.

I guess the important question would be why he was doing it. Did he punch the cameraman in the arm?

 

[billinms]

For decades it meant "ok", now it's a racist thing? Is the thumbs up still ok? Strange times.

 

[N.O.Bronco]

As I understand it 4 chan, then Cernonvich and his ilk, then actual white supremacists used it as a way to "troll the libs. " Take something universally seen as something else and start using it to goad overreactions by Twitter liberal sleuths.

To which it sort of worked. Some libs flipped out and made a big deal out of it, most recently in the Kavanaugh hearing. However, in the process of seeking lol's, white supremacists and alt-righters sort of are now using it to signal they are in on it, they are part of the tribe, so it sort of has become one, bringing it full circle and validating the accusation they were claiming it wasn't.

Long story short, meme culture is dumb, white supremacist meme culture is double dumb.

 

[billinms]

Guess I'll have to start watching my racist hand signals.

 

[travelingsaintsfan]

I don't know exactly what it means, but if the raised fist for black power can be done why can't this be done without stirring up a s***storm.

 

[49erKiller]

Does this mean that Stephen Colbert condones rape?

 

[49erKiller]

I don't know exactly what it means, but if the raised fist for black power can be done why can't this be done without stirring up a s***storm.

Ummmmm...
A black fist in the air is generally associated with:

...while the white power concept is usually associated with:

 

[billinms]

 

[Brennan77]

As I understand it 4 chan, then Cernonvich and his ilk, then actual white supremacists used it as a way to "troll the libs. " Take something universally seen as something else and start using it to goad overreactions by Twitter liberal sleuths.

To which it sort of worked. Some libs flipped out and made a big deal out of it, most recently in the Kavanaugh hearing. However, in the process of seeking lol's, white supremacists and alt-righters sort of are now using it to signal they are in on it, they are part of the tribe, so it sort of has become one, bringing it full circle and validating the accusation they were claiming it wasn't.

Long story short, meme culture is dumb, white supremacist meme culture is double dumb.

Pretty much this. It's a dumb meme come full circle.

 

[SharonT]

It's probably not a one-time bad idea (however you want to interpret it) that led to his dismissal. There's probably more pieces to the puzzle that they're not releasing to the public. Foolish people who don't realize they're not entitled to privacy, when using government computers...

 

[zeetes]

too much to read after the image. what am i looking at? the dude throwing up gang signs or something?

 

[billinms]

too much to read after the image. what am i looking at? the dude throwing up gang signs or something?

White power!