How Tom Hanks’s Son Spawned a Hateful Meme Online. When Chet Hanks first used the phrase “white boy summer,” it seemed to be done ironically. Now it has been appropriated around the world by white supremacists and other hate groups.

It was always a slippery slope from the moment he said it, but is this just not another example of white supremacists ignoring what anything means and making up their own meaning to justify their horrific actions. They completely eviscerated the meaning of ‘woke’, ‘DEI’, ‘critical race theory’, and more impactful words for their own benefit. They will do it to more words they deem worth their cause.