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Happy Pepé (media.piefed.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 35 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Pepé the frog has been used as a Nazi symbol. Several of the protesters in Portland, Oregon are wearing blow up frog costumes. Some of the protesters are elderly and watch MSNBC. Hence, grandmothers have reclaimed the symbol of the frog.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Honestly I don't even buy that the far right owned pepe in the first place.

    International folks seem to have no idea of that. It seems to be a largely American held belief that somehow pepes are as good as swastikas.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I completely agree! The far right didn't own him, but they did use his image very frequently.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I just thought it was a 4chan thing, while that does include nazi shit, it's not exclusively only that. Always felt like a mascot for the really bad parts of the Internet.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yes and no. 4Chan isn't only Nazi stuff, but pepe did become a symbol for extreme far right/MAGA stuff during first Trump election IIRC. It isn't because it's 4Chan. It's because it was explicitly used along with right wing messaging, particularly on 4chan.

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