Yeah, they say they are very specifically NOT racist, even though white supremacists have sometimes seemed allied or joining in and stuff, the original guy kind of went off and put in charge I think some Afro-Cuban guy to make sure everyone knows they are NOT RACISTS:
"The
Proud Boys is a
far-right[2][3] and
neo-fascist[4] male-only organization[5] that promotes and engages in
political violence in the United States and Canada.
[6][7][8][9][10] While the group officially rejects racism, several members have been affiliated with
white supremacy and the Proud Boys has been described by US intelligence organisations as "a dangerous white supremacist group."
[11][12][13][14]"
"The
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has said that "[w]hile the group can be described as violent, nationalistic, Islamophobic, transphobic and misogynistic, its members represent a range of ethnic backgrounds, and its leaders vehemently protest any allegations of racism."
[22] Despite denying that they are a racist group, the Proud Boys tend to espouse racist ideologies and attract white supremacists as members, with founder McInnes having said: "I love being white and I think it's something to be very proud of. I don't want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life."
[22] The group believes men and Western culture are
under siege, their views having elements of the
white genocide conspiracy theory.
[23][24][25] Members have participated in multiple racist events and events centered around anti-
antifa, anti-
left and anti-
socialism violence,
[26][27] with expelled member
Jason Kessler organizing the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
[28][29] The Proud Boys glorify violence
[30][31][32][33] and the
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has called the group an "alt-right fight club."
[29][34][35] The organization has been described as a
hate group by
NPR's
The Takeaway[36] and the SPLC
[11] while the ADL has variously described the Proud Boys as an "extremist conservative"
[37] group and ideologically as primarily "alt lite".
[22]"
"fficially, the Proud Boys condemn racism, with Tarrio stating that the group has "longstanding regulations prohibiting racist, white supremacist or violent activity". However, the ADL has deemed the group as having antisemitic, Islamophobic and racist views, with the group known to threaten, intimidate or violently assault anti-racism protesters.
[56] The group has claimed there is an "inherent superiority of the West", going to great lengths to mask members' connections to white supremacy.
[57] The ADL states that the Proud Boys' "extreme, provocative tactics—coupled with overt or implicit racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and misogyny and the fact that the group is so decentralized, inconsistent, and spread out—suggest the group should be a significant cause for concern".
[37]"
"According to
David Neiwert, the Proud Boys recruit with emphasis on
right-wing 15–30 year old white males who come primarily from suburbs and exurbs.
[62] The Proud Boys say they have an initiation process that has four stages and includes
hazing. The first stage is a loyalty oath, on the order of "I’m a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world"; the second is getting punched until the person recites pop culture trivia, such as the names of five breakfast cereals; the third is getting a tattoo and agreeing to not masturbate; and the fourth is getting into a major fight "for the cause."
[17][34][63][64][65][66]"
(I just put that there because I think it is pretty ridiculous)
"In October 2018, McInnes gave a talk at the Metropolitan Republican Club on the
Upper East Side of Manhattan.
[106][107] He stepped out of his car wearing glasses with Asian eyes drawn on the front and pulled a samurai sword out of its sheath. Police forced him inside. Later, inside the event, McInnes and an Asian member of the Proud Boys re-enacted the 1960 murder of
Inejiro Asanuma, the leader of the Japanese Socialist Party; a captioned photograph of the actual murder had become a meme in alt-right social media.
[26] The audience for the event was described by
The New York Times as "a cross-section of New York’s far-right subculture: libertarians, conspiracy theorists and nationalists who have coalesced around their opposition to Islam, feminism and liberal politics."
[108]"
