West Point cadets vindicated on ridiculous charge of ‘white supremacist’ hand gesture at Army-Navy Game

Thomas Lifson  "Some people are so hysterical with fever-crazed hallucinations of omnipresent racism that they throw out reckless charges and cause people who should know better to launch official “investigations.”  Such was the case a week ago when, during the telecast of the Army-Navy Game,  a West Paint cadet played a common trick among adolescent and post-adolescent males, known to generations as “The Circle Game.”

. . . "On these pages, Trevor Thomas drew on his 27 years of teaching high school to debunk the charges.

"Of all the ridiculous, baseless charges of racism taken seriously by people who ought to know better, the claim that cadets used a racist hand gesture at the Army-Navy Game last weekend is among the worst, because it slimes the best among us, who are part of the least racist institution in the United States (and the world). (snip)
"In case you're unfamiliar, in this game, a person makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger, exactly as if you're making the "okay" sign, except this finger circle is usually held low, near one's waist, or off to the side, or wherever is needed.  The circle-maker then attempts to get their target, usually a friend, to look at the finger circle.  If one looks, then one gets punched in the arm.
"Don't just take my word for it.  According to KnowYourMeme.com
"After 6 days of wasting the time of our military leaders and putting cadets through hell, the United States Military Academy officially rejected the charge." . . . 

The silliness even penetrated the Kavanaugh hearings. Imagine the torment inflicted on the judge and his family by such silly people as these.

Read it here: True racist hand signal guide for you wanna-be racists:

The Bee Explains: Common Racist Hand Signals "If there’s one thing you’ve noticed about white nationalists, it’s that they have hands. And something they’ve been doing a lot with their hands lately is sending out secret messages in support of white supremacy. If you see anyone doing any of these hand gestures, you can be certain they are a racist and should report them to the nearest racism reporting facility (usually Twitter)."

See the list of hand signals here. You need to recognise racism when you see it eveywhere.

Cool-Guy Finger Guns

. . . "This is the one hand gesture you can be sure is not meant to symbolize white supremacy as it is only used by cool people. Anyone doing double finger guns is definitely too cool to be a racist. (They might, however, be an NRA member and thus a domestic terrorist. Oh well. At least they are not racist).

"What’s your favorite racist hand sign? Form it now!"