Tornado Alley (PROG)

[newmedman]

It was the headline that was misleading.

They still are whitewashing it, along with nooses and Confederate flags.

The statement came in response to a Washington Post report published earlier Thursday, which first revealed that the Coast Guard's revised civil rights manual reclassifies swastikas, nooses and other historically charged imagery as “potentially divisive,” rather than listing them as examples of “hate incidents,”as had been done in the prior 2023 guidance.

WHY IT MATTERS

The controversy comes as the Coast Guard published its updated civil rights policy, reclassifying certain hate-related imagery as “potentially divisive.” The move comes amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to roll back military guidance related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called many existing harassment and hazing rules “overly broad,” arguing that they threaten mission readiness. Several branches, including the Coast Guard, which is under the Department of Homeland Security, have already paused or revised harassment-prevention training programs, including some sexual-assault prevention trainings, citing ongoing policy reviews and updated administrative guidance.

https://www.newsweek.com/coast-guard-hate-symbol-noose-swastika-trump-admin-11083066

I suppose enforcement will be up to the command officers. "Potentially Divisive" covers a lot of ground where "Hate Incident" summed it up rather nicely.