We don’t consider ourselves heroes, but we here at Twitchy will click links at Daily Kos so you don’t have to, and today we’re reading up on #Pointergate, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has declared “extremely racist” — not much of a stretch for the SPLC, but interesting nonetheless.
#pointergate is stranger than fiction and extremely racist http://t.co/V1SeauxZPs pic.twitter.com/F9IhvlNx9D
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 7, 2014
That looks like a cute photo of Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Navell Gordon, a volunteer from Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, so what’s up? Shaun King at Daily Kos explains that local ABC news affiliate KSTP ran a news story Thursday night claiming that Hodges “dangerously flashed a gang sign with a known criminal.”
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/530814703640272896
A reporter also tweeted the same charge in a preview of the story.
Mayor Hodges flashes gang signs with 2x convicted felon. Police not happy. Details on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at ten.
— Jay Kolls (@JayKollsKSTP) November 7, 2014
Why would Mayor Hodges flash gang signs with 2x convicted felon? Find out why police are fuming in ten minutes on 5 at ten.
— Jay Kolls (@JayKollsKSTP) November 7, 2014
While there have been plenty of angry tweets directed at Kolls and KSTP, many are simply posting their own interpretations of #Pointergate.
@keithellison and me. shame on @KSTP #pointergate pic.twitter.com/FmOs9EPwlf
— Lisa Bender (@lisabendermpls) November 7, 2014
Snoop Dogg flashes gang signs with a convicted felon. #pointergate pic.twitter.com/wQ1BBuCrAe
— Ken Paulman (@kenpaulman) November 7, 2014
My 7-month-old daughter flashes gang sign at @Twins game. #pointergate pic.twitter.com/WvmGueuYsv
— Daniel Sellers (@dsellers22) November 7, 2014
Me and my sis in a gang #pointergate pic.twitter.com/TXgDbJHV1f
— Alexandra Vagac (@Alley_Cat808) November 7, 2014
Thug Life #pointergate pic.twitter.com/1l0mXhjsHL
— ? TONY FLY ? (@TonyFly) November 8, 2014
So disappointed with Bill Clinton … again.
bill clinton keeping it gangsta, throwin up known stick up gang sign with convicted felon nelson mandela #pointergate pic.twitter.com/lzisMggbYZ
— dan kauppi (@danielkauppi) November 7, 2014
And for the win:
#pointergate pic.twitter.com/FtxH1OuA3W
— THE Newt Scamander (@noosch) November 8, 2014
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