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|crimes = [[Islamophobia]] [[Anti-Semitism]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Misogyny]] [[Hate Speech|Hate speech]] [[Hate crime]]s [[Homophobia]] [[Transphobia]]

|type of villains = Jingoistic Fighters}}{{Quote|Stand back and stand by.|A Proud Boys slogan since October 2020; taken from a comment made by President Donald Trump during a presidential debate.}}

The '''Proud Boys''' are a male-only [[Alt-Right]] organization that promotes political violence. The group has neo-[[fascist]] and white nationalist beliefs; they see men – especially white men – and Western culture as under siege; their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory. While the group claims it does not support white supremacist views, its members often participate in racist rallies, events, and organizations. The organization glorifies violence, and members engage in violence at events it attends. They also maintain a paramilitary wing, the [[Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights]].

The '''Proud Boys''' are a male-only [[Alt-Right]] organization that promotes political violence. The group has neo-[[fascist]] and white nationalist beliefs; they see men – especially white men – and Western culture as under siege; their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory. While the group officially claims it does not support white supremacist views, its members often participate in racist rallies, events, and organizations. The organization glorifies violence, and members engage in violence at events it attends. They also maintain a paramilitary wing, the [[Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights]].

The organization has been described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] by NPR's ''The Takeaway'' and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Their founder and former leader is right-wing commentator and. Vice Media co-founder [[Gavin McInnes]]. The group's name comes from the song "Proud of Your Boy", from the Broadway musical ''Aladdin'', poking fun at the song’s message.

The organization has been described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] by NPR's ''The Takeaway'' and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Their founder and former leader is right-wing commentator and Vice Media co-founder [[Gavin McInnes]]. The group's name comes from the song "Proud of Your Boy", from the Broadway musical ''Aladdin'', poking fun at the song’s message.

They have ties to the [[White Power Movement]], including some [[White Power Skinheads|skinhead]] groups, as well as several Neo-Nazi groups.

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Gavin McInnes co-founded ''Vice Magazine'' in 1994 but was pushed out in 2008 after several years of turmoil following a New York Times interview in which he talked about his pride in being white. After leaving, he began "doggedly hacking a jagged but unrelenting path to the far-right fringes of American culture", according to a 2017 profile in ''The Globe and Mail''.

The Proud Boys organization was launched in September 2016, on the website of Taki's Magazine, a far-right publication for which [[Richard Spencer]] was executive editor. It existed informally before then as something like a McInnes fan club, and the first gathering of the Brooklyn chapter in July 2016 resulted in a brawl in the bar where they met. The name mocks the song "Proud of Your Boy" from the soundtrack for the film ''Aladdin'', which had become a running theme on McInnes' podcast hosted by Anthony Cumia's Compound Media. McInnes had heard the song at ~~a children~~'s ~~talent show~~ in December 2015 and took immediate dislike to the perceived "fake, humble, and self-serving" nature of the lyrics.

The Proud Boys organization was launched in September 2016, on the website of Taki's Magazine, a far-right publication for which [[Richard Spencer]] was executive editor. It existed informally before then as something like a McInnes fan club, and the first gathering of the Brooklyn chapter in July 2016 resulted in a brawl in the bar where they met. The name mocks the song "Proud of Your Boy" from the soundtrack for the film ''Aladdin'', which had become a running theme on McInnes' podcast hosted by Anthony Cumia's Compound Media. McInnes had heard the song at his daughter's school performance in December 2015 and took immediate dislike to the perceived "fake, humble, and self-serving" nature of the lyrics.

The organization has been described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and NPR's ''The Takeaway'', and Spencer, McInnes, and the Proud Boys have been described as "hipster racists" by Vox and Media Matters for America. McInnes says victim mentality of women and other historically oppressed groups is unhealthy: "There is an incentive to be a victim. It is cool to be a victim." He sees white men and Western culture as "under siege" and described criticism of his ideas as "victim blaming". Their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory.

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 |crimes = [[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]
 |type of villains = Jingoistic Fighters}}{{Quote|Stand back and stand by.|A Proud Boys slogan since October 2020; taken from a comment made by President Donald Trump during a presidential debate.}}
-The '''Proud Boys''' are a male-only [[Alt-Right]] organization that promotes political violence. The group has neo-[[fascist]] and white nationalist beliefs; they see men – especially white men – and Western culture as under siege; their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory. While the group claims it does not support white supremacist views, its members often participate in racist rallies, events, and organizations. The organization glorifies violence, and members engage in violence at events it attends. They also maintain a paramilitary wing, the [[Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights]].
+The '''Proud Boys''' are a male-only [[Alt-Right]] organization that promotes political violence. The group has neo-[[fascist]] and white nationalist beliefs; they see men – especially white men – and Western culture as under siege; their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory. While the group officially claims it does not support white supremacist views, its members often participate in racist rallies, events, and organizations. The organization glorifies violence, and members engage in violence at events it attends. They also maintain a paramilitary wing, the [[Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights]].
-The organization has been described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] by NPR's ''The Takeaway'' and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Their founder and former leader is right-wing commentator and. Vice Media co-founder [[Gavin McInnes]]. The group's name comes from the song "Proud of Your Boy", from the Broadway musical ''Aladdin'', poking fun at the song’s message.
+The organization has been described as a [[Hate Groups|hate group]] by NPR's ''The Takeaway'' and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Their founder and former leader is right-wing commentator and Vice Media co-founder [[Gavin McInnes]]. The group's name comes from the song "Proud of Your Boy", from the Broadway musical ''Aladdin'', poking fun at the song’s message.
 They have ties to the [[White Power Movement]], including some [[White Power Skinheads|skinhead]] groups, as well as several Neo-Nazi groups.
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 Gavin McInnes co-founded ''Vice Magazine'' in 1994 but was pushed out in 2008 after several years of turmoil following a New York Times interview in which he talked about his pride in being white. After leaving, he began "doggedly hacking a jagged but unrelenting path to the far-right fringes of American culture", according to a 2017 profile in ''The Globe and Mail''.
-The Proud Boys organization was launched in September 2016, on the website of Taki's Magazine, a far-right publication for which [[Richard Spencer]] was executive editor. It existed informally before then as something like a McInnes fan club, and the first gathering of the Brooklyn chapter in July 2016 resulted in a brawl in the bar where they met. The name mocks the song "Proud of Your Boy" from the soundtrack for the film ''Aladdin'', which had become a running theme on McInnes' podcast hosted by Anthony Cumia's Compound Media. McInnes had heard the song at a children's talent show in December 2015 and took immediate dislike to the perceived "fake, humble, and self-serving" nature of the lyrics.
+The Proud Boys organization was launched in September 2016, on the website of Taki's Magazine, a far-right publication for which [[Richard Spencer]] was executive editor. It existed informally before then as something like a McInnes fan club, and the first gathering of the Brooklyn chapter in July 2016 resulted in a brawl in the bar where they met. The name mocks the song "Proud of Your Boy" from the soundtrack for the film ''Aladdin'', which had become a running theme on McInnes' podcast hosted by Anthony Cumia's Compound Media. McInnes had heard the song at his daughter's school performance in December 2015 and took immediate dislike to the perceived "fake, humble, and self-serving" nature of the lyrics.
 The organization has been described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and NPR's ''The Takeaway'', and Spencer, McInnes, and the Proud Boys have been described as "hipster racists" by Vox and Media Matters for America. McInnes says victim mentality of women and other historically oppressed groups is unhealthy: "There is an incentive to be a victim. It is cool to be a victim." He sees white men and Western culture as "under siege" and described criticism of his ideas as "victim blaming". Their views have elements of white genocide conspiracy theory.