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- "Proud Boys Western Chauvinists" Backpack, 2020 - The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes as a "male bonding drinking fraternity." The American Defamation League list them as a violent right-wing extremist hate group. At protests, members often wear black and yellow clothing. In in an October 2020 interview, former President Trump appeared to endorse the Proud Boys, telling them to "stand back and stand by."
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Proud Boys Western Chauvinists" Backpack, 2020
The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes as a "male bonding drinking fraternity." The American Defamation League list them as a violent right-wing extremist hate group. At protests, members often wear black and yellow clothing. In in an October 2020 interview, former President Trump appeared to endorse the Proud Boys, telling them to "stand back and stand by."
- "#ProudBoys" Mug, 2020 - After President Trump appeared to signal support for the Proud Boys (considered by some to be an "alt-lite" extremist hate group) in a televised debate, former <em>Star Trek</em> actor and LGBTQIA+ activist George Takei called for queer youth to adopt #proudboys on Twitter. Takei's request went viral and infiltrated the hashtag with LGBTQIA+-positive images and messages.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"#ProudBoys" Mug, 2020
After President Trump appeared to signal support for the Proud Boys (considered by some to be an "alt-lite" extremist hate group) in a televised debate, former Star Trek actor and LGBTQIA+ activist George Takei called for queer youth to adopt #proudboys on Twitter. Takei's request went viral and infiltrated the hashtag with LGBTQIA+-positive images and messages.