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Chet Hanks defends his “White Boy Summer” meme after report ties it to hate group: “Anything else that it has been twisted into to support any kind of hate or bigotry against any group of people is deplorable”

Tom Hanks' son posted a statement amid a new report that says his Instagram meme has become embraced by white supremacist groups.

Chet Hanks is defending his “White Boy Summer” meme after a new report found that it has gone viral among hate groups. But now a new report by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism released on Tuesday said the phrase has since been co-opted by white supremacist groups. It adds that several extremist groups including the Proud Boys, WhiteLives Matter, and the Identitarian movement in Europe are all using the phrase.

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