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'Third world scumbags,' from a member of parliament, with the label worn proudly.

SeverityHatefulTreats a group as lesser, dangerous, or not fully human, whether it says so about the group or about one person for belonging to it. Everything at this level.
Who said itRupertLowe10 (X)
Who it targetsmigrants from poorer nations, called third world scumbags
TrackProtected groupsProtected-group hate and political-opponent extremism are counted apart, and neither total is presented as a score against the other. Everything on this track.
What was said

Lowe posted that he doesn't want “third world scumbags who have broken into our country allowed to freely roam our communities,” adding that if that makes him a far-right bigot, “I'm proud to wear that label.”

Why it counts

'Scumbags' attaches to migrants as a class, with no act named, and the sentence's demand is about their movement through public space.

The closing line anticipates the objection and embraces it, which tells you the label was the point.

The receipts

Every quote, checked against its source.

RupertLowe10 (X)

"I do not want third world scumbags who have broken into our country allowed to freely roam our communities. If that makes me some far-right bigot, then I'm proud to wear that label."

2026-08-20 · source

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