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[–] 39 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I feel like Pepe was taken back/freed from that association over covid times. Pepe is such a common template for memes and emotes anymore.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Wait, pepe isn't fash anymore? I legitimately just skip over and instinctively down vote pepe memes because of the association. I had no idea

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The creator always fought against it #savepepe

    Also TIL Pepe died in 2017 RIP

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I knew about that part, but I still just straight up cannot separate pepe from fascism. I'll start reading the memes more, though, when they pop up, instead of just straight down voting and skipping em

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    They're still heavily used in Twitch communities regardless of the political or apolitical nature of the stream. Pepe doesn't need to be reclaimed because the fascists failed to monopolize it. It doesn't belong to them any more than wojaks do.

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