Cubs ban the fan who flashed a racist gesture behind reporter Doug Glanville

[Gidney N Cloyd]

I'm a little disturbed by how so many of my fellow Cubs fans defended this turd with the usual 4chan crap about how it's just an OK sign or he's playing the 'circle game.'

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/05/cubs-fan-racist-gesture-white-power-ok-sign-banned-glanville-mlb

The Chicago Cubs didn’t wait long to take action against the fan who flashed a racist gesture associated with white supremacy during NBC Sports Chicago’s broadcast.

According to a statement from team president of baseball operations Theo Epstein, the fan in question was identified and banned for life from Wrigley Field.

Viewers noticed the incident during Tuesday night’s game against the Marlins. As former Cubs player and current NBCS Chicago reporter Doug Glanville was doing his in-game report, a man in a Cubs hoodie could be seen flashing an “OK” symbol, which is commonly known as a “white power” sign.

[DBoon]

1. This is a gang sign

a sign signifying membership in an extremely violent criminal gang

[MontanaMama]

2. As a life long Cub fan

It’s not okay with me.

[MadDAsHell]

3. I'm black and went to a nearly all-black high school. It was indeed the circle game.

I 100% disagree this is "commonly known" as a white power symbol. FUCK THAT if you think I'm gonna let white supremacists co-opt this symbol as something bad. The very fact that the Cubs did this is legitimizing their co-opt. Are we going to allow them to co-opt handshakes next? Why are we allowing a handful of white supremacists to co-opt a hand signal that millions of us used for other purposes for decades?

[Igel]

4. Because power.

The power to ban and intimidate is an awesome thing.