1/ Okay. So, I'm seeing some media outlets/reporters using the term "fraternity" to describe the Proud Boys. You definitely should not do this. Not only because it's wrong and doesn't accurately reflect the awfulness of them, but also cuz that term has a specific meaning among PB
2/ The Proud Boys have subgroup called "Fraternal Order of the Alt Knights." The FOAK describe themselves as the "tactical defense" operation of the PBs. But, what they really do is explicitly use violence and antagonizing others so they have to "defend" themselves as a tactic
3/ So for example, at Charlottesville's Unite The Right event, the Fraternal Order of the Alt Knights were very active. This is not the only thing they've engaged in where they have helped stoke chaos.
4/ Bottom line is this. When media describe Proud Boys as a "fraternity," it's not only inaccurate, but they're also using language that the Proud Boys themselves use to describe their most violent and most dangerous component.
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
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