People are making a lot of assumptions in this thread, especially for such a serious accusation. White Supremacists generally aren't very subtle when it comes to displaying their ideology. The belief that he's an AB member or sympathizer is based on some interpretations of symbols on a few website provided by Cowboy Bob, but even these sites warn against drawing conclusions solely from these symbols:
From the StrHATE Talk site in reference to the Celtic Cross: This symbol is not racist by itself, so you may have to look for other signs of racism.
From ADL.org: It is important to note that the Celtic Cross is used widely today in many mainstream and cultural contexts. No one should assume that a Celtic Cross, divorced from other trappings of extremism, automatically denotes use as a hate symbol.
From WIKIanswers: The tattoo of a spiderweb on an elbow or a neck most usually indicates that a person has done time in jail/prison. The spiderweb as a symbol of "doing time" comes from the notion that a spider web catches and imprisons. Therefore translating to doing time. All ethnic races; especially gang members may "ink up" with a spiderweb. Most likely places to find the spiderweb tattoo are: neck, elbows and knees. However, one may find them almost anyplace on the body. The location of the tattoo means nothing.
Comments that a spiderweb tattoo means that a person is a gang member, an NLR member, Aryan member, etc.; or that the wearer has killed someone are really myths and are without any supportive evidence. These days, many pseudo "tough guys" will wear this tat to "look the part."
I abhor racism, but I haven't seen any evidence yet that this guy is racist, much less a supporter of white supremacist or Nazi groups. Having tattoos depicting Norse or Viking iconography doesn't make one a racist. Yes, those symbols are popular with skinhead types, but it's a huge leap and an illogical argument to claim that everyone having tats depicting anything from Norse or Celtic mythology is a member of a hate group. That's as absurd as saying anyone with a rainbow flag sticker on their car must must be a drag queen.
White Supremacists have co-opted a lot of symbolism from Scandinavian and other Northern European mythology and some of them follow nordic pagan religions, but it's incorrect to come to the conclusion that nordic=racist. Many supremacists also are Christians. By this logic one would have to assume that all Christians are also supporters of the AB.
It's too easy to weave conspiracy theories based on symbol alone. Does everyone who has the number 88 in their email address mean to say Heil Hitler? What if it stands for the year they were born? So now any use of runes means one will automatically be labeled a racist?
I can't say whether or not this guy is a racist because I don't know him. Maybe he is or maybe he isn't, but most AB people are quite proud of it and quite vocal. And while I'm sure there are racists in gay porn, an ideological extremist member of some aryan group isn't likely to just go out and do gay porn. Not that it couldn't happen, but such far right groups aren't very tolerant of things like that.
And no, I'm not making excuses or trying to justify anything. He may well be everything he's accused of, but I'm not convinced of that at all. There's not even enough evidence here to be suspicious imo. Something other than subjective interpretation of tattoos has to be present before labeling someone like this.
Racism is deplorable and it's good that so many are conscious of its existent, but let's not go on witch hunts and assume that any spot on the body is proof of a pact with Satan. In the days of the witch trials they'd throw the accused in the water and if they floated to the top then they were guilty. If they sank to the bottom and drowned, then they were innocent. It seems a lot of people are ready to declare guilt based on very little.
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