"The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as "potentially divisive" - a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates. "Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited," the latest Coast Guard policy, released late Thursday, declared before adding that this category included "a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups.""
"The late-night change came on the same day that media outlets, led by The Washington Post, discovered that the Coast Guard had written a policy earlier this month that called those same symbols "potentially divisive." The term was a shift from a years-long policy, first rolled out in 2019, that said symbols like swastikas and nooses were "widely identified with oppression or hatred" and called their display "a potential hate incident.""
The U.S. Coast Guard released a new policy that explicitly prohibits divisive or hate symbols and flags, naming a noose, a swastika, and symbols adopted by hate-based groups. The policy is presented as a new directive intended to combat misinformation and reassert the prohibition. An earlier draft described such symbols as "potentially divisive," a language change that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates and led to the firmer rule. The updated policy bans these symbols at all Coast Guard locations and continues a long-standing public restriction on the Confederate flag except in limited educational or historical contexts. The policy appears to take effect immediately.
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