Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. “President Trump told the proud boys to stand by because someone needs to deal with ANTIFA … well sir! we’re ready!!” organizer Joe Biggs wrote on Telegram, according to NBC News.
Members quickly rallied around the directive. Canadian Forces in ?? October 4, 2020 “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” he said after moderator Chris Wallace asked him to denounce them and other white supremacist groups. The Proud Boys, founded by Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, have been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and its members have been accused of growing violence, particularly around Portland.ĭespite that, the group got a seemingly positive order from the president during the debate. “What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys,” George Takei tweeted with the hashtag “reclaiming my shine.” “I bet it would mess them up real bad.” The hashtag, trending all weekend, was not populated by hate-filled messages and, since President Trump refused to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday’s debate, calls to “stand by,” but rather with joyous photos and stories from gay men. Our community and allies answered hate with love, and what could be better than that," he said.Gay men reclaimed the label “proud” over the weekend, taking over the Twitter hashtag from the far-right Proud Boys who have been causing havoc and violence in the Pacific Northwest. And we’re proud of all of the gay folks who have stepped up to reclaim our pride in this campaign. The Proud Boys’ cringe initiation ritual is going viral once again after the far-right group attended this weekend’s Million MAGA March in Washington D.C.
Love is love, the group wrote in a reply. "Brad and I are #ProudBoys, legally married for 12 years now. The official Twitter account of the Canadian Armed Forces in the United States took part, too, tweeting a picture of two men kissing with proudboys.
Takei continued to spread the love on Twitter, however, with his own portrait with his husband, Brad. The organization initially rejoiced at the shout-out - but the mood of its members has changed drastically since the social media campaign launched. The Proud Boys entered the national limelight last week during the first presidential debate when President Trump told them to "stand back, stand by" in lieu of denouncing white supremacy groups. I bet it would mess them up real bad," Takei wrote on Twitter. "What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys. “Fags,” wrote user “Can’t stand gay people.should be illegal.” Other posts attacked Geoge Takei, the gay Star Trek actor who began the social media campaign last Thursday. One widely shared tweet from the Canadian Armed Forces in the United States of two soldiers kissing was a particular target for the group's ire. However, Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the group, complained that the repurposed Twitter hashtag has turned Proud Boys into a "slur" and a way "to drown out the voices of our supporters," according to Forbes, which compiled the reactions. The Proud Boys hashtag, which members of the far-right group have been using, was trending Sunday after gay men on Twitter hijacked it and flooded the feed with photos of their loved ones and. The main account has been spewing most of the vitriol. The Proud Boys have been banned by Twitter since 2016, but about 60,000 members follow the group on Parler, an app favored by conservatives and conspiracy theorists. Members of the white supremacist organization, which is designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, took to the social media platform Parler to vent their fury about the campaign, which has sparked thousands of images in the fight against hatred. The Proud Boys are steaming mad that LGBTQ+ people have co-opted their group's Twitter hashtag with images of queer love.