Columnist Acknowledges He Was Wrong About Cadets Flashing “White Power” Symbol – But Blames Trump

By now you’ve probably heard about the whole kerfuffle surrounding some cadets at the Army-Navy football game who may or may not have been flashing “white power” signs at the game while on national television.

(Spoiler alert: they weren’t flashing “white power” signs.)

If you haven’t heard, some cadets at the game were seen holding their hands in the “okay” symbol, which is supposedly a “dog whistle” for white supremacy.  Predictably, the outrage mob immediately started calling for the cadets to be cancelled as racists.

Alternatively, the cadets were just playing the Circle Game, a dumb game that’s been around forever – the brothers on Malcolm in the Middle played the Circle Game on an episode that aired in November 2000, nineteen years ago.  Basically, one person holds his hand below his waist and makes the “okay” sign; if the second person looks at the sign, the first person gets to punch them.

Anyway, one person who was quick to jump on the cadets was Dan Rodricks, a columnist for the Baltimore Sun.

Thanks to the current outrage culture, the U.S. Navy Academy and the U.S. Military Academy actually conducted investigations into the conduct of the cadets.  To no sane person’s surprise, the investigations found that cadets were, in fact, playing the circle game and NOT making racist hand gestures.

Dan Rodricks acknowledged he may have jumped the gun on assuming nefarious intent from the cadets – but instead of accepting responsibility, he blamed President Trump.

Why did you think the worst, Dan Rodricks?  Maybe it’s the media’s fault – the same media you’re a part of – for constantly LOOKING for racism, for assuming bad intent at every possible turn, for finding microaggressions in everyday interactions.

Or maybe it’s all Trump’s fault.  Sure.