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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Elliot Rodger

Elliot Rodger was a violent incel who killed six people and wounded 14 in a May 2014 stabbing and shooting spree in California, before killing himself. He posted YouTube videos and an online manifesto to express his... Read more

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Foid

Foid is a derogatory incel term for woman. The phrase is an abbreviation of "femoid" which combines the words "female" and "humanoid" or "female" and "android." Incels attribute their virgin status to "heartless" females and their rage... Read more

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Going ER

"Going ER" is a reference to Elliot Rodger, a violent incel who committed mass murder in Santa Barbara, California in 2014. Prior to the shooting, Rodger wrote an angry manifesto blaming women for rejecting him. "Going ER"... Read more

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Hypergamy

Hypergamy is a term incels use for the belief that women seek out men who are of higher status " either physically or financially " over other men.

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Incels

Incels (a shortened term for "involuntary celibates") are heterosexual men who blame women and society for their lack of romantic success. They are part of the online "manosphere" of misogynists and men with a strong sense of... Read more

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Jihad Watch

Jihad Watch is an online publication which frequently promotes bigoted and conspiratorial anti-Muslim content. It is published by Robert Spencer and affiliated with the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

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Kevin Kjonaas

Kevin Kjonaas served as spokesperson for the radical animal rights group, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) in the early 2000s. Prior to that, Kjonaas also briefly served in a similar role for the ecoterrorist group Animal Liberation... Read more

People Left-wing

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Minuteman Project

The Minuteman Project was an anti-immigrant border vigilante group founded in August 2004 by Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox. Its members took it upon themselves to monitor the U.S.-Mexico border for illegal immigrants, including conducting armed "patrols."... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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Anchor Baby

Anchor baby is a derogatory term for a child born in the United States to an undocumented immigrant. Since these children automatically qualify as American citizens, they can later act as a sponsor for other family members.

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Sharia/Shariah/Shari…

Sharia is the term for Islamic religious law based on the Quran and hadiths. The term has become a catch-all phrase used by anti-Muslim bigots to stoke fear about the so-called Islamization of America, claiming that Sharia... Read more

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