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Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Dark Jaguar - 14th May 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/08/pepe-the-frog-creator-kills-off-internet-meme-co-opted-by-white-supremacists
Looks like the author, who never once intended for this cartoon to represent racists, finally decided to just kill off this character for good. I mean, imagine if Samus became some sort of symbol of hatred tomorrow on the same scale as Pepe. Samus may be popular to gamers, but she's still JUST enough of an unknown to the public at large that for most people, her only identity would be as a hate speech icon, and Nintendo might have no choice but to end the Metroid series for good.
This really has to suck for this artist, but I respect the decision, since his own character is now poison for him to use. Too bad it won't do anything. That frog symbol is going to continue to be used by racists long after the character's "death". Basically, all this means is that the character is now JUST a hate symbol, and can be treated as such.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Sacred Jellybean - 14th May 2017
Damn it, white supremacists.
I'm going to watch Richard Spencer get punched again. You'll notice that right before the fist lands on his cheek, he's talking about Pepe the frog being a meme used by racists. Now I'll imagine that he's getting punched for co-oping that symbol. Along with, you know, the whole nazi thing.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Dark Jaguar - 15th May 2017
Of course, the perfect person to punch a nazi is:
I wish to stress that this post does not condone a belief in violence as a solution to problems. I just think it's hilarious.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Weltall - 16th May 2017
This is the world we live in, where a cartoon frog is relevant in discussions of global politics.
Honestly, Pepe was just another one of the million distractions that prevent liberals from effectively messaging and organizing against things that are actually important and threatening.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Dark Jaguar - 16th May 2017
True true, but I mean, THOUGH though.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Great Rumbler - 17th May 2017
Pepe is FAKE NEWS.
Pepe is dead... too bad it won't stop anything - Dark Jaguar - 18th May 2017
YOU'RE fake news!
*raspberry sound*