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Not sure why you're down voted. It's a legitimate question, particularly from many who may not follow US politics very closely.

The alt right popularized particular terms that have racial and misogynistic undertones as insults such as cuck and soy boy.



Thanks. I was imagining the more "traditional" (for lack of a better word) racist and sexist slurs that have been around for a lot longer than the alt-right, but I see what you mean. I wasn't familiar with what was said in the incident being discussed.




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