None of the members of the far-right group Proud Boys are allowed to masturbate and ejaculate alone more than once every 30 days.
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This is what we learned during the trial of five members, who are charged with sedition in connection with the assault on the Capitol in Washington, which occurred in January 2021.
As Rolling Stone magazine reported on Monday, a handbook provided to members of the Proud Boys, which listed the band’s values, was entered into evidence at trial, even though counsel for the defendants objected.
This manual covers a multitude of subjects, ranging from the ideology of the group to the procedures for the initiation of new members, through the songs to sing alone or in a group and the individual practices prohibited or supervised to ensure the purity of the Proud Boys.
Proud Boys are encouraged to sing their “anthem,” a song from the Aladdin musical.
In an excerpt from my book, Gavin McInnes details the racist origins of the PB name. He was disgusted watching a boy with brown skin sing the song at his kids’ recital: https://t.co/lfW32ZI7Lb pic.twitter.com/tGm1QL8cMx
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) January 24, 2023
Among these prohibited or supervised practices is found masturbation.
The “No Wanks” section of the neofascist organization manual explains that a member of the Proud Boys cannot ejaculate alone more than once every 30 days and he cannot consume pornography. If he absolutely feels the need to ejaculate, he must do so within a meter of a woman, with her consent. The woman cannot be a sex worker.
And bad news for long-distance couples, the rule also applies to online sex.
The Proud Boys manual includes some very specific rules about their no-masturbation except in front of a woman rule: “This is our religion.”
Bad news for PB’s in long-distance relationships: Zoom sex doesn’t count. pic.twitter.com/eNjRQYmadU
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 23, 2023
The manual also lists acceptable brands of clothing that members can wear.
The Proud Boys manual includes some very specific menswear brand advice that’s not dissimilar to Reddit’s Male Fashion Advice subreddit circa 2013. pic.twitter.com/8exrinim7K
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 23, 2023
The book also claims that a real member of the Proud Boys can name five brands of cereal while getting hit.
If aspects of the book can make you smile, others recall the masculinist positions and in favor of the group’s weapons.
Recall that since the attack of January 6, 2021, more than 950 supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump have been arrested and charged with sowing chaos in the seat of American democracy.
Among them, only 14 activists from far-right groups – nine members of the Oath Keepers and five of the Proud Boys – have been charged with sedition, with one leader facing up to 20 years in prison involving planning the use of force to oppose the government.
Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia were convicted on Monday of sedition.
– With AFP