Coast Guard employee removed from Florence duty over alleged "white power" gesture

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The U.S. Coast Guard says it removed one of its members from Florence duty after he made an alleged white power gesture in the background of a televised interview.

"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 after a clip of the gesture caused social media uproar. "His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard."

The employee, who hasn't been identified, made the sign during an MSNBC interview Friday with another Coast Guard member. The man can be seen in the background of an aid center staring directly into the camera before shaping his hands to make an "OK" sign — a move that has recently been adopted by white supremacists. He appeared to try hiding the gesture by making it look like he was scratching his face or hair.

The Coast Guard has not denied that the officer intentionally made the white supremacist sign. The agency did not immediately return messages from CBS News.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coast-guard-employee-removed-from-florence-duty-over-alleged-white-power-gesture/ar-BBNpC6d

[Iggo]

1. Prove it, Coast Guard. What's his name?

[Beakybird]

2. When is Zina Bash getting removed?

[donkeypoofed]

3. I HATE that they're using the OK sign to symbolize white supremacy

Besides, most if not all of those folks are not purely white; most of us aren't. I'd luv to DNA test every white supremacist and show them all their mixed blood;I'd shove it in their faces till they cried.