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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Stacy/Stacey

Stacy or Stacey is a term used within the incel community to describe beautiful, hyperfeminine women who can partner with any man they choose, but are only interested in Chads (attractive, hypermasculine men). This term is used... Read more
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The Animal Liberatio…

The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is the United States' most active extreme animal rights movement. Composed of anonymous underground cells that oppose any form of animal experimentation and perceived mistreatment, ALF aims to rescue animals from "places... Read more
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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.
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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.
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Neo-Confederate

Neo Confederate, in its most serious incarnation, refers to a person or group seeking to create an independent Southern nation, like the original Confederates sought, and, in its lesser incarnation, those who glorify, whitewash and romanticize the... Read more
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Turbo Cancer

Turbo cancer is a term used for an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory that claims COVID-19 vaccines, especially mRNA vaccines, are causing vaccinated individuals to develop aggressive, fast-developing cancers. The claim has been debunked by medical experts, and the... Read more

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Pick Up Artists (PUA)

Pick up artists, or PUAs, are members of the online misogynistic manosphere, along with incels and MRAs. PUAs seek to seduce women through game-like strategies. The community is known for misogyny, harassment and toxic masculinity.
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Pink pill

The "pink pill" is the female version of the incel black pill, and represents a woman's realization that she will never be attractive to men. The "pink pill" can also be a transphobic reference to taking an... Read more
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Scamdemic

“Scamdemic” is a popular conspiratorial term used by some conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaccine activists to describe their belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was deliberately planned and “orchestrated” by global elites as a ruse to enslave humanity... Read more

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Purple pill

The "purple pill" is a term used among incels to explain male-female behaviors in a more moderate way, rejecting both redpill and bluepill philosophies.
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