It just gets funnier by the day

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“References to the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II have been flagged for removal in Pentagon documents as the Department of Defense purges references related to diversity, equity and inclusion—in this case, presumably because of the word “gay.”

“Among the items flagged for deletion is the World War II Enola Gay aircraft, which bears the name of Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of military pilot Paul Tibbets.”

“Five years ago, the Department of Defense published a 75th-anniversary tribute to the aircraft, crediting it with “bringing an end to a long and devastating World War II” while acknowledging it as one of the most famous military aircrafts in history.“

World War II Enola Gay Aircraft Targeted By Pentagon DEI Purge

References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and online posts as part of a DEI purge, presumably because of the word “gay.”

www.forbes.com

Appears the aircraft never even existed in MAGAland

With this level of idiocy the only thing I can say is keep the popcorn popping

 

[Dutch Uncle]

“References to the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II have been flagged for removal in Pentagon documents as the Department of Defense purges references related to diversity, equity and inclusion—in this case, presumably because of the word “gay.”

“Among the items flagged for deletion is the World War II Enola Gay aircraft, which bears the name of Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of military pilot Paul Tibbets.”

“Five years ago, the Department of Defense published a 75th-anniversary tribute to the aircraft, crediting it with “bringing an end to a long and devastating World War II” while acknowledging it as one of the most famous military aircrafts in history.“

World War II Enola Gay Aircraft Targeted By Pentagon DEI Purge

References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and online posts as part of a DEI purge, presumably because of the word “gay.”

www.forbes.com

Appears the aircraft never even existed in MAGAland

With this level of idiocy the only thing I can say is keep the popcorn popping

Not just the Enola Gay, but anything with the word gay in it such as American war heroes with the last name of "Gay".

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content.

apnews.com

Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local engineer in the photo had the last name Gay. And a photo of Army Corps biologists was on the list, seemingly because it mentioned they were recording data about fish — including their weight, size, hatchery and gender....

...Asked about the database, Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement, “We are pleased by the rapid compliance across the Department with the directive removing DEI content from all platforms. In the rare cases that content is removed that is out of the clearly outlined scope of the directive, we instruct components accordingly.”

He noted that Hegseth has declared that “DEI is dead” and that efforts to put one group ahead of another through DEI programs erodes camaraderie and threatens mission execution....

...In some cases, the removal was partial. The main page in a post titled “Women’s History Month: All-female crew supports warfighters” was removed. But at least one of the photos in that collection about an all-female C-17 crew could still be accessed. A shot from the Army Corps of Engineers titled “Engineering pioneer remembered during Black History Month” was deleted.

Other photos flagged in the database but still visible Thursday included images of the World War II Women Air Service Pilots and one of U.S. Air Force Col. Jeannie Leavitt, the country’s first female fighter pilot.

Also still visible was an image of then-Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro becoming one of the first three women to graduate from the Marine Corps’ Infantry Training Battalion and an image of Marine Corps World War II Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Harold Gonsalves.

It was unclear why some other images were removed, such as a Marine Corps photo titled “Deadlift contenders raise the bar pound by pound” or a National Guard website image called “Minnesota brothers reunite in Kuwait.”

 

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As I noted, keep the popcorn popping