Not even close. He was relieved because the Navy had to put a politically correct face on something that never should have been made public, because the public at large would not be able to understand it (as clearly evidenced by some of the posts in this thread), and it became public.
Oh, we [the public] understand it - pretty tough to misunderstand the commander's scorn for those he addresses as "
s', and those who were too "gutless" to tell him directly how they felt [as if!].
He failed to behave as an officer or a gentleman, recorded it on film, and then [and not with affectionate regard, either] calls those who were insulted 'gutless'. How stupid can one be, in his position?
You mean kinda like this?
So we've got an EO member telling another EO member to keep their mouth shut, and then calling them "cupcake". That's pretty rude, offending and insulting.
That was funny, no matter the context. 
Of course, when taken out of context, as it is here, it sure
seems that way. <snort> But in context it wasn't insulting or rude at all. See how easy it is to make a judgment about someone you know nothing about when you view something out of context?
Perhaps one image from the vid, or one quote, could be misinterpreted, but taken all together, no. The commander deliberately and maliciously insulted some of those under his command, with no provocation or justification.
Anyone who might be offended, like those
not on-board ship? Nurses are allowed gallows humor to lighten things up and to cope, but people on board a warship deployed in a time of war are not? Is that how it works?
I believe I said nurses [among others, including soldiers] use gallows humor, but carefully, because to misuse it [causing complaints] would have cost our jobs, and we knew it. Shouldn't a commander soooo far above my pay grade know what might cost his job?
Sailors are certainly entitled to enjoy humor, including gallows and/or black humor, providing it isn't meant to be seen by those who would naturally be offended. The videos [which, btw, seemed a great tool, with lots of 'inside' jokes] are NOT the problem. The issue is what [and who] the commander thought ok to make insulting reference to: members of the troops he commanded.
That is not acceptable, in or out of context.
Not according to those who served under him, and certainly not until the videos were made public by someone as yet unknown. As Jammin' said,
"The only discredit he is bringing is in the eye of the PC crowd."
You may label it PC [and labeling is a favorite method of dismissing people, isn't it?] but most would call it civility: refraining from amusing oneself & others at someone else's expense.
Actually, it may very well do just that. If it loosens people up, lightens the mood, boosts morale, and makes them better prepared to fight mentally, rather than being wound so tight that their springs just snap under the stress, a few harmless jokes may very well go a long way towards winning the war.
Harmless? I seem to remember some jokes here awhile back about Turtle soup, that many found harmless, but you didn't, did you?
Yes, it is.
Yes, there is. Those above him have a clear understanding of political correctness and how it relates to the politically correct culture that makes up far too large a part of the citizenry.
I guess even the best of us can slip off that moral high ground once in a while, eh?
Oh, yes, absolutely, because it's not enough to relieve him of command due to politically correct attitudes that have no basis in reality, we also need Captain Cretin Dipward Retard's head to be on a pike, and as many others as we have room for.
If civility has no basis in reality, all the more reason to keep trying, IMO.
Meanwhile, our enemies are sitting back plotting and licking their chops, waiting for the "feminization of the American male" to fully engulf the military.
