How Tom Hanks’ Son Spawned a Hateful Meme Online
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How Tom Hanks’ Son Spawned a Hateful Meme Online
In the spring of 2021, Chet Hanks
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, the singer, actor and son of Tom, posted a series of statements and a music video with a refrain that caused confusion, not to mention a fair bit of cringing. He declared it was going to be a “white boy summer.”
Whatever exactly he meant at the time, the phrase has since mutated into a slogan for white supremacists and other hate, according to a report published Tuesday by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, an organization that tracks the spread of racism.
Thousands of posts using the slogan “white boy summer” have appeared on the Telegram app this year. It’s been used by far-right groups to recruit new followers, organize protests and encourage violence, especially against immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, the report said.
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In the spring of 2021, Chet Hanks
Get info without
leaving the page.
, the singer, actor and son of Tom, posted a series of statements and a music video with a refrain that caused confusion, not to mention a fair bit of cringing. He declared it was going to be a “white boy summer.”
Whatever exactly he meant at the time, the phrase has since mutated into a slogan for white supremacists and other hate, according to a report published Tuesday by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, an organization that tracks the spread of racism.
Thousands of posts using the slogan “white boy summer” have appeared on the Telegram app this year. It’s been used by far-right groups to recruit new followers, organize protests and encourage violence, especially against immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, the report said.
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