The far right has coined a new derogatory term for white women, gaining traction following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Right-wing commentators and internet trolls have labeled Good, and other women who deny their political views, with the acronym “HORRIBLE”, according to The New York Times.
“Horrible (Affluent White Female Urban Liberal) is dead after driving her car into an ICE agent who opened fire on her,” Erik Erickson, a conservative commentator, posted on X January 7. “Progressive whites are getting violent. ICE agents have the right to defend themselves.”
The acronym has spread across social media, with one user describing it as “the most accurate acronym ever written.” Another wrote: “AWFUL (rich white urban liberals) must be avoided at all costs. They will ruin men’s lives just as they are ruining Western civilization.”
The term — which has been circulating online since early last summer — appeared on Wiktionary, an online dictionary, this month.
The far right has a new derogatory term for white women, which exploded after the murder of Renee Good (Getty Images)
The phrase also sparked a reaction. User X called it “borderline dehumanizing” while another dismissed it as “disgusting f******.”
The killing of Good — who was shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 — has sparked a backlash from many on the right that is particularly focused on liberal white women, according to the Times.
Billionaire Elon Musk recently amplified a post on X that declared: “Liberal women will divorce their husbands and only let him see his kids once a month. Then cry about how ICE hurts families.”
“LIKE ALL white liberal women,” Hunter Eagleman, a prominent conservative influencer, wrote on X.
College-educated women, including white women, are skeptical of President Donald Trump and his agenda, according to the poll. A March 2025 poll by NBC News found that 67 percent of college-educated white women had a negative opinion of Trump, while only 29 percent had a positive opinion.
Good was inside her car when an ICE agent fatally shot her in Minneapolis on January 7 (Getty)
Trump administration officials have removed the slurs directed at liberal white women, insisting that their priority remains immigration enforcement.
“I’m more concerned with the facts on the ground than the acronyms,” said Tricia McLaughlin, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. Times.
But critics claim that attacks on liberal women are a pernicious and long-standing problem. “Trump and this administration are very misogynistic, and that’s always a big part of what he does,” said Barbara Comstock, a former GOP congresswoman from Virginia. Times.