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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSwiping Right: The Allure of Hyper Masculinity and Cryptofascism for Men Who Join the Proud Boys
Degrees of Membership
The fours levels of Proud Boy membership are but one example of their violent nature.13
The groups official bylaws list four degrees of membership:
the first degree requires an initiate to state the Proud Boys fraternity creed;
the second degree requires the initiate to be punched until he can name five
breakfast cereals. Once the initiate succeeds, he is an official member;
the third degree involves the new member getting a tattoo with Proud Boys
phrases or symbols;
the fourth degree requires the member to engage in violence on the groups
behalf.
Proud Boys commitment ranges from passive online consumption to overt offline
action.
A very interesting academic study of their motivations:
https://icct.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Swiping-Right-The-Allure-of-Hyper-Masculinity-and-Cryptofascism-for-Men-Who-Join-the-Proud-Boys.pdf
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Swiping Right: The Allure of Hyper Masculinity and Cryptofascism for Men Who Join the Proud Boys (Original Post)
Generic Other
May 2020
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pwb
(11,261 posts)1. Pathetic men calling themselves boys?
Do they have a tree house for meetings?
CurtEastPoint
(18,639 posts)3. as in....
DBoon
(22,356 posts)2. ...requires the member to engage in violence on the group's behalf.
and Antifa is the terrorist organization?
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)4. soooo, just a street gang.
The Magistrate
(95,244 posts)5. Exactly, Sir --- Punched In, And Punched Out To Leave
Sounds like the by-laws of the old Gangster Disciples....