About

PAWG Patrol is a group of Twitter users who got their name by claiming that the term "P.A.W.G." (Phat Ass White Girl) is problematic and racist. This aforementioned viewpoint of theirs was seen by some liberal and conservative Twitter users as "ridiculous" and alluded to issues within politically correct discourse and extreme social justice warrior online circles. The PAWG Patrol discourse is predominantly perceived as one alt-left group attempting to cancel other members of the alt-left. PAWG discourse surfaced multiple times throughout 2022 related to political YouTubers like SocialismDoneLeft, the Snickers Dick Vein fake news article headline started by Twitter user JUNIPER and the argument that Anne Frank had white privilege during the Holocaust.

Origin

On April 23rd, 2021, Twitter^[1] user roun_sa_ville posted a reply to a quote retweet from their alternate Twitter account that captioned an unknown tweet with a video of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson telling the person to "Shut up, bitch!" Alluded to by both roun_sa_ville tweets, the unknown, since-deleted tweet was from a white person identifying as female demanding an Arab, trans woman apologize for holding someone accountable for racist and transphobic behavior.

Later on April 23rd, Twitter^[2] user angel_isab3lle posted a reply to roun_sa_ville reading, "Why your name pawg?" in reference to roun_sa_ville's Twitter name being "gaming disorder pawg." Angel_isab3lle was stating that the use of the term P.A.W.G. in roun_sa_ville's name was racist and that even though they aligned with the same liberal, PC and LGBTQ+ beliefs, they had no right to comment on an Arab, trans woman's struggle while using a racist term (entire thread shown below).

The perceived absurdity of this original discourse that Twitter users latched onto was in regards to both Twitter users existing within the same politically correct sphere of influence yet arguing about a term that was considered to be vaguely racist.

On April 27th, 2021, Twitter^[3] user heavyassaultgf tweeted, "fuck paw patrol we on pawg patrol," in reference to both the absurd discourse and the children's television show PAW Patrol. The tweet received two likes in 14 months but was the first usage of the term "PAWG Patrol" in reference to the Twitter drama (shown below).

Developments

Rufus the Pig

On May 8th, 2021, Twitter^[4] user Chinchillazllla entered the PAWG Patrol discourse with a tweet that received over 300 likes in one year. According to Twitter^[5] user naebumaye in a reply posted in July 2022, Chinchillazllla's involvement in the discourse inspired members of the PAWG Patrol group to harass Chinchillazllla by tweeting about how they were going to eat their pet pig named Rufus (shown below, left). Twitter^[6] user naebumaye provided a screenshot of a July 8th, 2022, tweet that showed this, including the emojis " 🍽️🐖" in reference to the trend (shown below, right).

Snickers Dick Vein

On May 1st, 2022, Twitter user JUNIPER, known for the Snicker's Dick Vein fake news screenshot as well as the Goblin Mode trend, posted a reply to a thread of PAWG Patrol discourse regarding alleged screenshots that proved a particular, left-leaning Twitter user was actually a racist. JUNIPER replied, "but i saw it," to satirically agree with their unfounded point (shown below).

JUNIPER clashing with PAWG Patrol members, in turn, caused backlash to them and their account on behalf of the Patrol. For instance, Twitter user twinkbride (private) posted a tweet on June 20th, 2022, that read, "You make fake news headlines. some of it is pretty similar to the stochastic terrorism employed by the right – woke culture has gone too far! – but it's supposed to be funny when you do it because?" On July 9th, Twitter^[7] user naebumaye provided a screenshot of the tweet as evidence, using it to demonstrate what they believed was the Patrol making an unfounded claim (shown below).

Anne Frank Had White Privilege

In July 2022, PAWG Patrol discourse on social media accelerated when members of the group reiterated in multiple tweets that Holocaust victim Anne Frank benefitted from white privilege in contrast to people of color back then and in the modern day. In a since-deleted tweet, Twitter user awfulsexworker predominantly sparked this discourse in a two-tweet thread that outlined their beliefs (shown below). This screenshot was provided by Twitter^[8] user naebumaye on July 9th, 2022.

The fact that this aforementioned "Anne Frank had white privilege" viewpoint was being earnestly advocated for by PAWG Patrol members ultimately inspired backlash and criticism from the broader liberal Twitter community. For instance, on July 9th, 2022, Twitter^[9] user emcroissant outlined their disagreement with the notion that Frank had white privilege, earning roughly 27,400 likes for their tweet in three days (shown below, left). On the other hand, Twitter^[10] user DreadedJai posted a tweet on July 8th that expressed Anne Frank did have white privilege, earning over 160 likes in four days (shown below, right).

The online discourse surrounding PAWG Patrol and Anne Frank became so palpable that TMZ^[11] wrote an article on the matter, publishing it on July 9th, 2022. The coverage by TMZ ultimately inspired more buzz and tweets,^[12] many finding it humorous that TMZ would cover it at all.

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