An incident involving a 25-year-old resident from Plano, identified as Barry Young, recently came to light. He sparked outrage online for allegedly engaging in antisemitic activities. Young, a graduate of Texas State University, was reportedly seen holding antisemitic signage and wearing a Swastika armband while standing outside a synagogue.
According to StopAntisemites on Twitter, the individual is reportedly associated with the Goyim Defense League (GDL) and operates on the social media platform GAB under the name 'Baby Face.'
Dallas, TX - one of the males seen today holding up antisemitic signage & wearing a swastika armband in front of a Synagogue has been identified as Barry Young, 25, of Plano Texas.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 26, 2023
Young appears to be member of the 'Goyim Defense Legue' (GDL) and operates on GAB under the screen… pic.twitter.com/LFW0KCj7dK
As per Barry Young's LinkedIn profile, he works as a Salesperson at Sherwin Williams. His professional background also includes an internship at the political consulting firm Macias Strategies, where he was involved in organizing, fact-checking, and editing web pages. He also collected information using internet databases and interacted with clients and volunteers.
A picture of him wearing the Swastika armband is now doing the rounds on the internet and it has left many social media users outraged. It is also worth noting that this adds to the growing concern about a surge in antisemitic activities globally.
Earlier, on October 8, Barry Young was allegedly spotted standing alongside neo-Nazi Ronald Murray outside the Cathedral of Hope. He was reportedly seen throwing up a Hitler salute while holding up antisemitic imagery, as per @StopAntisemites on X.
Several social media users took to the comments section of @StopAntisemites' Twitter post and reacted to the picture of Barry Young by calling him "disgusting." People also tagged Sherwin Williams, where Barry is currently working as per his LinkedIn account, and asked the organization to sack him immediately.