• doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
    03·
    1 year ago

    Feels like pepe has been a dying meme for years now, but racists will fight tooth and nail to keep it alive. “iTs NoT A HAtE iCoN, WE tOoK IT baCK!” I don’t care to have it back, it can just get buried and stay there, please.

    • Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      Pepe the frog is from the Boys Club, a comic or children’s book; I don’t know, it just had a couple talking animals. The first picture of him with the feels good man caption was very silly and took off from there. Unfortunately pepe became a hate symbol after 15 years.

      • DrPop@lemmy.one
        1·
        1 year ago

        Pepe has a weird history. I hate that people used him for hate because he’s just a silly little guy. I don’t know if he’s still viewed as such in popular culture.