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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Tawhid Emoji

The tawhid emoji or hand gesture is frequently used by Islamists, and ISIS members in particular, to signify their membership. The single finger is meant to reference "tawheed," a religious term for the belief that there is... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Islamist

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Ten Days of Darkness

"Ten Days of Darkness" refers to QAnon's prophesized period of unrest that will correspond with The Storm, which has led to vivid speculation about any news story or event referencing 10 days. When former President Donald Trump... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing

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The Great Awakening

"The Great Awakening" refers to Q's dissemination of information, which began in October 2017. QAnon adherents believe that they are part of a vast intelligence operation designed to slowly awaken the American people to the truth about... Read more

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Thor's Hammer

Thor's Hammer is an ancient Norse symbol, used today primarily in neo-pagan religions such as Asatru. White supremacist Norse pagans have appropriated this symbol to use in a white supremacist context. However, because it continues to be... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Triangular Klan Symb…

The triangular Ku Klux Klan symbol looks like a triangle within a triangle, but actually represents three letter K's aligned in a triangle and facing inwards. A variation on this symbol has the K's facing outwards instead... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Boots and Laces

Racist skinheads often wear steel-toed work/combat boots (Doc Marten's or other brands) with red or white shoelaces laced in a style known as straight-lacing or ladder-lacing.

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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VaxTheBlacks

VaxTheBlacks is a white supremacist idea and online campaign that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. It promoted the idea that because the vaccine is allegedly harmful, black people should receive it first in the hope it could... Read more

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Volcel

Also known as "fakecel," the term "volcel" is used within the incel subculture to describe a person who is voluntarily celibate and therefore does not fit the criteria to be an incel.

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

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We Wuz Kangs

The phrase "We Wuz Kangs" is a racist term meant to attack African Americans by racist mockery of Afrocentric theories about Egyptian connections to sub-Saharan Africa.

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

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Western Chauvinism

Western chauvinism is a term that emphasizes the unabashed embrace and belief in the superiority of the western world, with an ethnocentric focus on maintaining a "western culture." Members of the Proud Boys often refer to themselves... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing