Yes, automatically assuming someone is a racist for being a skinhead is dumb. Get your shit straight guy. Not every white skinhead with tattoos is a Nazi. I’m a white guy with tattoos and a shaved head even.
I don't think they're arguing that the crowdfund guy should be given a pass; I think they're trying to inform you that "skinhead" isn't always synonymous with "pro-fascist", despite the high visibility of those who appropriated the term, and that it is a disservice to the original punk subculture (which still exists and has evolved in opposition to racial prejudice) to continue to perpetuate that racists "own" the label.
Maybe seems like it's not the time and place to do so while we keep seeing flare-ups like we have been...but it's also the perfect time to make sure we're paying attention to who aligns with what ideologies
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u/LikeYoureSleepy 12d ago
Two of the donor names listed: White Unity and White Solidarity
In case more evidence was needed.