You might remember back during the Justice Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings when people online and in the news started spreading the word that a young woman named Zina Bash seated behind Kavanaugh flashed a “white power” hand signal in view of the TV cameras. Her signal to her white supremacist colleagues that neo-Nazi Kavanaugh was a shoo-in?
As the ADL has pointed out in its database of hate symbols, the “OK” sign was the fruit of a 4chan trolling campaign launched in 2017; the gag was to put out the word that it was a white power symbol and then dig up photos of celebrities and such flashing it, putting the Internet into a panic.
Now we’re not sure if Carl Winkleton is a parody or a real person; his Twitter bio certainly is the stuff of parody: “Professor of Anthropology, Fighter for the less privileged, LGBTQIA+ advocate, Husband to a loving wife and father to a non-binary son. #Resist #StopTheHate.”
Parody or not, the account alerted the SPLC, ACLU, ADL, Right Wing Watch and … Tariq Nasheed! … to look out for this new symbol:
Be on the lookout for people with the ? emoji in their Twitter names. White supremacists are now using this as a code symbol for their bigotry. #Resist #StopTheHate pic.twitter.com/0CeeIZqeiJ
— Carl Winkleton (@CarlWinkleton) April 10, 2019
Uh-oh.
— kerry ⭐⭐⭐ (@K1erry) April 11, 2019
Man, the Democratic party seems to be as full of white supremacists as ever! pic.twitter.com/LrQuWjGWOz
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) April 11, 2019
I found some great examples. #yawn pic.twitter.com/RuAQPGhdEq
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 11, 2019
Part 2. #yawn pic.twitter.com/en4R7FvDfH
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 12, 2019
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Part 3. (Not my president edition) pic.twitter.com/frnNLdjW4T
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 12, 2019
Part 4. (Athlete edition) #yawn pic.twitter.com/4OmLMFRQrf
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 12, 2019
Part 5. (Oscar edition) pic.twitter.com/gc6yjNHTeP
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 12, 2019
Part 6 (Mainstream media edition) #yawn pic.twitter.com/ILz0VZ7kFk
— Mr. Smith (@realCalebSmith) April 12, 2019
My gwad! They’re everywhere!
— Donald Byrd (@cpm_rulz) April 12, 2019
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/b1i8tM2YaM
— Natasha Frost (@LopunnyNatasha) April 12, 2019
Have a puppy and a safe place and a nice day and Chuck Norris says, Get a Life! pic.twitter.com/oXJIj115TD
— ROLL TIDE n Ribs w/sauce on the Side (@BAMAnBBQ) April 11, 2019
You are so woke. It's amazing. pic.twitter.com/Xc1EiH8xn7
— Eva Rose (@PrincessEvaRose) April 11, 2019
What a fool ???4chan wins again!!!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
— Justin (@Wintheday23) April 12, 2019
— Ronin Gaijin ⛩️ (@gcdwrites) April 12, 2019
???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/QUphyGhP5G
— Gagebo1987 (@Gagebo) April 12, 2019
Good point pic.twitter.com/QEkMlpyR4O
— Guy Shook (@GuyShook79) April 12, 2019
— Ceatrix (@Ceatrix412) April 12, 2019
— Sofia Blanche (@byoung0716) April 12, 2019
I genuinely can't tell if this is bait. Great job.
— Posho (@PoshoDev) April 12, 2019
i cant tell if this is satire or not
— Tekky (@TekkmanCZ) April 12, 2019
Excellent work pic.twitter.com/rbV1ubKv0G
— ScopelessOne (@TheScopelessOne) April 12, 2019
You got it pic.twitter.com/CFHbtpSxha
— RockerKing87?? (@WallgrenR) April 12, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
— The Independent Whig (@TheWhig) April 11, 2019
#Aggies #GigEm pic.twitter.com/rh8Vd48uVI
— Aggy Big Brother (@aggybigbrother) April 12, 2019
This has to be a master spoof account @magalivesmatter
— etb (@eltoroboracho) April 12, 2019
God I hope this is a parody account
— Grimgore (@GrimgoreTheRed) April 12, 2019
Imagine the outrage if these 2 were still alive? pic.twitter.com/hMj0PkHmuf
— SLASHER McSPLITTER (@mcsplitter) April 12, 2019
Many bothans died to bring us this information pic.twitter.com/Nj9O7QLEY4
— ?? (@AboutAverage) April 12, 2019
— Jon (@TheDelMarKid) April 12, 2019
Found some! pic.twitter.com/VF56BLZTla
— Lisa Riashi (@LisaRishi) April 12, 2019
Huge if true! pic.twitter.com/EbjxtZfg3r
— ?? (@AboutAverage) April 12, 2019
Joke, right?
— Wes Crockett (@wescrock) April 12, 2019
— Phillip Hernandez (@Manuelzthree) April 12, 2019
Perhaps I am just a bit old but sometimes I'm finding it difficult to separate humor and satire from popular political ideas of the left. Especially when there hardly is any humor left on the left; if they see a comedian they appear inclined to burn them at the stake for heresy.
— Leo Fernevak (@fernevak) April 12, 2019
I love you, Internet. pic.twitter.com/qnuEYPgt4g
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 12, 2019
True. If Carl’s a parody, he’s following through nicely.
Far-Right Neo-Nazis have been attacking me on Twitter for the past few days because I exposed their hidden white supremacy. It's at times like these that we're all reminded that the most important thing we can do is continue to #Resist.
— Carl Winkleton (@CarlWinkleton) April 13, 2019
The fact that Trump supporters have taken to spamming my mentions with the thumbs up emoji shows that they are only emboldened when their racism is pointed out. We can't let hate win.
— Carl Winkleton (@CarlWinkleton) April 13, 2019
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Props: Writer admits "I am an idiot," apologizes to Zina Bash and husband over "white power sign" https://t.co/gFpJlufKUJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 8, 2018
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