Anti-feminist and anti-immigrant
The Brad Boys ... a group of white extremists strongly support Trump
The group was distinguished by wearing black and yellow polo shirts.
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The Proud Boys is an all-male, anti-feminist, anti-immigrant organization and supportive of President Donald Trump.
They can be identified by their black and yellow polo shirts and their call for street violence against left-wing protesters.
The "Proud Boys" group, which means "proud boys," was created in 2016 in New York City by Gavin Mackens, co-founder and former editor of "Vice" magazine, to counter what he saw as a rise in anti-Western and anti-human sentiment.
The group was classified in 2018 by the FBI as an "extremist group", while a US research organization listed it as a hate group.
The Anti-Defamation League describes the group as anti-women, anti-Islam, and anti-immigration.
During the recent TV debate, journalist Chris Wallace repeatedly asked Trump to condemn the violence of white fanatics and right-wing groups, such as armed militias.
When Trump specifically asked who he should address, his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, replied, "The proud kids."
Then Trump directed his speech to the extremist group, saying, "Proud boys, back off and be ready, but I'll tell you something: There is someone who should do something about Antifa (a left-wing anti-fascist and anti-Nazi movement) and the left."
Members of the group immediately celebrated the president's comment in posts on social media and right-wing dialogue platforms on Telegram and Parler.
The group added the phrase "back off and be prepared" to their slogans, and another phrase appeared saying: "We back off and remain ready, sir," a message addressed to Trump.
There are members of the "Broad Boys" in America, as they are located in some other countries, especially Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
And as of 2017, more than 6000 members in the United States have joined Facebook groups associated with Proud Boys, and they claim that they are not a racist organization, although its members often use the sign of white supremacy and adopt a conspiracy theory. White genocide ».
In October 2018, 10 members of the group were arrested after they clashed with left-wing protesters outside a Republican club in New York.
This year, the group organized several marches and counter-demonstrations, in response to the "Black Lives Matter" protests, especially in Portland, where anti-police and anti-racism protesters have marched since the death of George Floyd.
In September, British brand Fred Perry said it had stopped distributing black and yellow polo shirts in the United States and Canada, which are the uniforms of the extremist group.
The Proud Boys has a history of street violence against left-wing activists and protest movements.
In recent months they have repeatedly appeared to oppose the "Black Lives Matter" marches, or any demonstrations in which they felt an opportunity to confront - often with violence - the radical left activists who are distinguished by their adherence to the anti-fascist ideology, known as "Antifa".
The group is identifiable by their approved uniforms, including the red "Make America Great Again" hats associated with Trump's 2016 and 2020 election campaigns, black polo shirts with some yellow stripes, and the yellow laurel wreath logo.
Chris McGavie, deputy director of the Center for Terrorism and Extremism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, said that Trump's words are "very dangerous" and "can be used as a rallying cry to incite violence."
He explained: "Calls for overt violence and civil war have increased since President Trump began his presidential campaign."
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Former Broad Boys member Jason Kessler played a key role in organizing the "Unite the Right" march in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, which was joined by members of the Ku Klux Klan and a number of neo-Nazi groups, many of them in military uniform. They carry far-right symbols, rifles and other weapons.
Heather Hayer, a young civil rights activist, was killed after a car of a crowd of protesters against the event, driven by white racist James Alex Fields Jr., was stormed into a car, who is now serving a life sentence.
At the time, Trump said there were "very good people on both sides."
Most of the popular social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, banned the posts of the group and its members.
On the Parler website, the term "Brad Boys" was still common.
One of the leaders of the group published a quote by Trump along with many of his most popular messages.
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