Two conservative journalists have sparked outcry on social media by making what some have interpreted as a white supremacist hand symbol at a recent visit to the White House.
Freelance journalist Mike Cernovich and Cassandra Fairbanks, a reporter for Russian news outlet Sputnik, posed for a picture behind the podium in the White House briefing room. In the photo, they are making a hand sign that can be used to signify “white power.”
“Just two people doing a white power hand gesture in the White House,” Fusion senior reporter Emma Roller tweeted, alongside a screenshot of the picture.
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Ms Fairbanks, however, claims the hand gesture was not a reference to the white power movement. She pointed to her partial Puerto Rican heritage as evidence that she is not a white supremacist.
“White power!!!!!!! Except I'm Puerto Rican. Can it be PR power?!” she tweeted.
Ms Fairbanks’ supporters point out that the hand symbol is also used to mean “OK.” Photos show people of all races using the symbol to signify that everything is “alright.”
The symbol, however, has become more contentious with the rise of the alt-right – a far-right contingent in the United States that rejects both mainstream conservatism and liberal ideologies. The self-proclaimed founder of the alt-right, Richard Spencer, is a well-known white supremacist.
Alt-right journalist Lucian Wintrich, a writer for The Gateway Pundit, sparked outcry when he flashed the symbol in a similar picture at the White House in February. Notorious alt-right personality Milo Yiannopoulos also frequently flashes the symbol.
The resurgence of the symbol may be traced back to a popular alt-right meme, known as “smug Pepe,” which began circulating on alt-right, pro-Trump message boards in 2015. Mr Trump often uses the symbol when speaking, explaining its significance with the president’s supporters.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) characterises the symbol as a “racist hand sign.”
“Some white supremacists, particularly in California, may use a two-handed hand sign in which one hand forms the letter ‘W’ and the other hand forms the letter ‘P,’ to represent WP or ‘White Power,’” an entry in the ADL’s hate symbols database reads.
Ms Fairbanks joined notoriety when she moved from supporting Senator Bernie Sanders to supporting Mr Trump for president. She now frequently speaks out against Islamic terrorism and the Black Lives Matter movement. Her employer, Sputnik, applied for White House press credentials last month.
Mr Cernovich is the founder of the men’s rights blog Danger & Play, and author of the book “MAGA Mindset: Making YOU and America Great Again.” He received White House press credentials on 25 April.
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#1: sneakypete To: Justified (#0)
I've never even heard of such a thing.
sneakypete posted on 2017-04-30 11:50:33 Reply Private Reply
#2: Justified To: All (#0)
Who knew Obama is a white racist!!!!
Oh the freaking idiots who get paid lots of money to promote propaganda!!!
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 11:51:29 Reply Private Reply
#3: Justified To: sneakypete (#1)
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 11:53:29 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: Justified (#0)
misterwhite posted on 2017-04-30 11:54:23 Reply Private Reply
#5: Justified To: All (#2)
Found another KKK member!!
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 12:03:09 Reply Private Reply
#6: Justified To: All (#5)
It runs in the family!!
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 12:04:31 Reply Private Reply
#7: Gatlin To: Justified (#0)
Gatlin posted on 2017-04-30 12:41:01 Reply Private Reply
#8: Hondo68 To: Justified, *The Two Parties ARE the Same*, election hacked by Satan (#6)
It's 666 mark of the beast.
The Satan loving minority of eligible voters rushed to the polls to choose their preferred brand of evil, D or R. Satan wins again!
Hondo68 posted on 2017-04-30 13:05:05 Reply Private Reply
#9: Deckard To: Justified (#2)
No, it's the Illuminati 666 sign.
Clinton doing the 666 sign. (also known as the 3 rings)
Lady Gaga Illuminati Eye
Justin Timberlake Magic Triple Six
Pop singer Justin Timberlake, formerly a Disney Mouseketeers making the Triple 6, or 666 sign, on the cover of his 2008 album, Magic. The song was leaked online and later re-released as a duet with singer Ciara under the title Love Sex Magic.
Deckard posted on 2017-04-30 13:25:02 Reply Private Reply
#10: Deckard To: hondo68 (#8)
You beat me to it.
The Satan loving minority of eligible voters rushed to the polls to choose their preferred brand of evil, D or R. Satan wins again!
You'll never convince the Trump cultists of that.
Deckard posted on 2017-04-30 13:26:33 Reply Private Reply
#11: goldilucky To: Deckard (#10)
goldilucky posted on 2017-04-30 17:11:20 Reply Private Reply
#12: Justified To: Deckard (#10)
I thought this was the sign of the beast???
You guys are like the so called fortune tellers. Sling shit until something sticks then claiming you knew all along the truth!!!
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 17:22:00 Reply Private Reply
#13: Deckard To: Justified, goldilucky, hondo68 (#12)
Oh, how cute!
You think Illuminists only have one sign that they use.
Top Ten Illuminati Signs
Hand signs of the Illuminati can be flashed in public by puppet world leaders and celebrities while the unsuspecting masses remain ignorant.
Like Illuminati symbols, only Illuminati insiders are aware of the true meanings hidden behind the signs, hand gestures or semaphores. Profanes, Barbarians, Cowans and other outsiders are left in darkness.
Deckard posted on 2017-04-30 17:30:56 Reply Private Reply
#14: Justified To: Deckard (#13)
Yep you throw shit and it did not stick so now you moved onto the next hand full.
You will never know the sign of the beast until its too late. Get over yourself!
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 17:39:17 Reply Private Reply
#15: randge To: Justified, All (#0)
In culo a tua madre!
randge posted on 2017-04-30 17:47:05 Reply Private Reply
#16: Deckard To: Justified (#14)
Gee, did you mean "The Mark of The Beast"?
Yeah - I know all about it.
You really think that these hand signs illuminists use are bullshit?
Seems as if you are the one in denial here sparky.
Deckard posted on 2017-04-30 17:48:13 Reply Private Reply
#17: Justified To: Deckard (#16)
You know nothing but you think you know it all. Mark and sign of the beast are the same thing and you will never know it unit its too late.
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 18:05:12 Reply Private Reply
#18: sneakypete To: Justified (#12)
sneakypete posted on 2017-04-30 18:37:22 Reply Private Reply
#19: sneakypete To: Deckard (#13)
DOOD! You need a new hobby.
sneakypete posted on 2017-04-30 18:38:15 Reply Private Reply
#20: Justified To: sneakypete (#18)
All he heard was football and he really likes the colors. LOL
Justified posted on 2017-04-30 18:39:02 Reply Private Reply
#21: Gatlin To: Deckard (#13)
Oh, how idiotic!
Your whole conspiracy theory is bullshit….freak.
Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory: The Illuminati, Ancient Aliens, and Depopulation
Gatlin posted on 2017-04-30 18:39:32 Reply Private Reply
#22: Gatlin To: Deckard (#16)
Of course they are.
It’s all a ridiculous “theory.”
In fact, it’s called “conspiracy theory” for a reason.
And you are called a “CT freak” for believing it.
Gatlin posted on 2017-04-30 18:43:20 Reply Private Reply