All the symbols depicted in the hate symbols database must be evaluated in the context in which they appear. Few symbols represent just one idea or are used exclusively by one group. For example, 100% is often used as an amount or an expression and it is also used by some white supremacists as shorthand for "100% white." Similarly, other symbols in this database may be significant to people who are not extreme or racist. The descriptions here point out significant multiple meanings but may not be able to relay every possible meaning of a particular symbol.
Group Status: Legacy (the group is no longer active but some symbols may remain as tattoos, graffiti, etc.)
White Aryan Resistance or WAR was the creation of long-time white supremacist Tom Metzger, who tried to build up a network of racist skinheads in the 1980s. For some decades the symbol has not represented any group but rather was used as a logo of sorts for Metzger himself on his website and in his publication (originally titled WAR, then The Insurgent). Over the years it has also seen some use as a general hate symbol. Some racist skinheads, particularly in prisons in western states, have used the name White Aryan Resistance, or Warskins, sometimes with knowledge of Metzger and sometimes without. In addition, there is a large racist prison gang based in Arkansas that also calls itself White Aryan Resistance.
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