All the symbols depicted in the hate symbols database must be evaluated in the context in which they appear. Few symbols represent just one idea or are used exclusively by one group. For example, 100% is often used as an amount or an expression and it is also used by some white supremacists as shorthand for "100% white." Similarly, other symbols in this database may be significant to people who are not extreme or racist. The descriptions here point out significant multiple meanings but may not be able to relay every possible meaning of a particular symbol.
100% is shorthand among white supremacists for "100% white," though it is also common for them to write out the entire phrase. Among prison populations and places such as California where peckerwood gangs are common, one might also see "100% peckerwood," "100% featherwood," or "100% wood."
Variations abound. Some white supremacists will refer to themselves as "101% white," for example. Occasionally the percentage "123%" appears, which also means "100% white," as the 23 refers to W, the 23rd letter of the alphabet. Some white supremacist gang members may substitute an alphanumeric equivalent, such as "112%" to refer to "100% Aryan Brotherhood" or "113%" to refer to "100% Aryan Circle."
Additionally, caution must be used in evaluating instances of this symbol's use, as most uses of this symbol are not, in fact, white supremacist in nature.
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