Morenazi

Morenazi (portmanteau from Spanish moreno—meaning "having tanned or dark skin"—and Nazi) or morenario are derogatory terms to describe non-white people,[1] or more directly mixed race,[1] black,[2] or even Europeans who are not considered fully white[3][4] by WASP culture[5] or neo-Nazis, who show support or sympathy for Nazism,[6] Nazi Germany,[1] the personality cult of Adolf Hitler[2][7] and more directly white supremacism.[8]

Term

The term emerged after World War II, after the discourse of white racial purity managed to creep in with some nationalist movements critical of the republican democratic system in Latin America. Morenazis display the stereotypical ideals of the North American and European branches of neo-Nazism: racist discourses, specifically antisemitic,[9] of the racial superiority of whites,[9] conspiracy theories such as the persecution of whites, and the repudiation of non-white immigrants.

Although the term underscores the paradox arising when historically marginalised groups engage in hate speech, it also exposes an implicit hierarchy within such discourses, implying that racism and discrimination are deemed legitimate or coherent only when expressed by Caucasian individuals. Consequently, the term morenazi operates within the same discriminatory framework that it ostensibly seeks to critique.[10]

Arguments in favor of Nazism among non-whites

People labeled as morenazis have argued that they sympathize with Nazism because of their "defense" of traditionalism, homeland, historical negationism and anti-Zionism.[11] In addition to their xenophobic discourse, it has been recorded that morenazi groups, also show homophobia, transphobia and anti-communism, so that for some they are part of the extreme right.

In the early 20th century, Black separatist and Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Garvey met with leaders of the Ku Klux Klan, describing them as having more "honesty of purpose towards the Negro" than the NAACP.[12] During a trial for mail fraud expressed antisemitic views towards the judge and district attorney, calling them "damned dirty Jews".[13]

On December 1, 2022, American rapper Kanye West praised Adolf Hitler on InfoWars, saying "every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler", "I love Jewish people but I also love Nazis", "There's a lot of things that I love about Hitler; a lot of things", "I like Hitler", and "I am a Nazi".[14][15]

In September 2024 during the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, CNN reported that Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson used antisemitic slurs on pornographic forums from 2008–2012. In those posts, Robinson identified as a "Black Nazi" and voiced support for Adolf Hitler.[16]

In October 2024 during the 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota, one of Royce White's tweets from 2022 began circulating, in which he opined that "The bad guys won World War II. There were no 'good guys' in that war. The controlling interests had a jump ball. If you look closely, you see the link between liberalism and communism in the Allied forces. Remember what Gen[eral] Patton said and why they capped him." White was referencing conspiracy theories regarding the death of George Patton. When asked about the tweet, White told Newsweek: "By 'bad guys,' I mean those who benefited from World War II without fighting in it—people who funded the wars, gained political power or institutional prominence," he said. "I'm talking about entities like the United Nations, which I'm not the first to criticize, and organizations like the [International Monetary Fund] and the World Bank. The crony capitalism that spread globally after the war—yes, they won World War II."[17][18]

When confronted with social media scrutiny, some of these same morenazis have backtracked on their incongruous ideas, disbanded, and expressed that they will engage in self-reflection to correct their errors.[19]

Critics

The Israeli newspaper Enlace Judío, in Spanish, made a report called Los morenazis: con la suástica por dentro, about neo-Nazism in Mexico, where the interviewer of Jewish origin describes the morenazis as totally ignoring the issue of racism in white supremacist neo-Nazi circles:[20]

I tried to visualize that chubby, doe-eyed, dark skinned man on Aryan Propaganda posters or marching in the imposing military parades of the Third Reich (...) I wondered if the guy was unaware of the fact that Mexican immigrants were among the favorite victims of neo-Nazis in the United States.

Civil rights organizer Eric K. Ward has written about how white nationalists have advocated temporary alliances with "the Blacks, the Mexicans, the Orientals" against the "real enemy", which they believe to be the Zionist Occupation Government.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jóvenes panistas crean organización neonazi". Sopitas (in Spanish). June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Morenazis". El Espectador (in Spanish). June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ González, Jaime (July 17, 2015). "¿Por qué dejé de ser blanco al llegar a California?". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). London, United Kingdom. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Palomeque, Azahara (September 21, 2020). "¿Somos blancos los españoles?". La Marea (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Yang, Philip Q. (March 2016). "The "Becoming White Thesis" Revisited". The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology. 8 (1). Kennesaw State University. doi:10.62915/2154-8935.1096. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Los cabezas rapadas de México". UnoTV (in Spanish). April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Kershaw, Ian (2001). The Hitler Myth: Image and Reality in the Third Reich. Oxford University Press. pp. 1–9. ISBN 978-0192802064.
  8. ^ Berbrier, Mitch (1998). "White Supremacists and the (Pan-)Ethnic Imperative: On 'European-Americans' and 'White Student Unions'". Sociological Inquiry. 68 (4): 498–516. doi:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1998.tb00483.x.
  9. ^ a b Coluuumna dedicada, a los morenazis. Consultado el 22 de julio de 2019.
  10. ^ Yañez-Orozco, Humberto (2025-05-19). "Nazismo en el México del siglo XXI: ¿una contradicción? Una etnografía digital". Estudios Sociológicos de el Colegio de México. 43 (1): 1–27. doi:10.24201/es.2025v43.e2724. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  11. ^ Navarrete, Federico (1 January 2013). Alfabeto del racismo mexicano. México. p. 35. ISBN 978-8416665969.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Grant, Colin (2009). Negro with a hat: the rise and fall of Marcus Garvey and his dream of Mother Africa. London: Vintage. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-09-950145-9.
  13. ^ Grant, Colin (2009). Negro with a hat: the rise and fall of Marcus Garvey and his dream of Mother Africa. London: Vintage. pp. 371–372. ISBN 978-0-09-950145-9.
  14. ^ "Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in unhinged interview". The Times of Israel. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  15. ^ Levin, Bess (December 2022). "Kanye West, Donald Trump's Dining Companion, Tells Alex Jones, "I'm a Nazi," Lists Things He Loves About Hitler". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  16. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Steck, Em (September 19, 2024). "'I'm a black NAZI!': NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum". CNN. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  17. ^ Shaw, Zach (4 October 2024). "Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: 'The bad guys won in WWII'". Heartland Signal. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  18. ^ Mesa, Jesus (4 October 2024). "Republican Says the 'Bad Guys' Won World War II". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Un "error" nuestra admiración a la "ideología neonazi": jóvenes panistas". animalpolitico.com. 3 July 2014.
  20. ^ Volovich, Ari (2016-06-04). "Los morenazis: con la suástica por dentro". Enlace Judío (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  21. ^ Ward, Eric (2017-06-29). "Skin in the Game | Political Research Associates". politicalresearch.org. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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