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| − | '''Pepe the Frog''' is a popular meme which originated as a cartoon character from the comic strip ''Boyz Club''.<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog</ref> Despite the left and even its original creator deeming it as [[racist]] or at least co-opted by the [[alt-right]] and repurposed to express white nationalist messages, conservatives and classical liberals have defended it, claiming it is not inherently bigoted at all.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxc9i1G7eew</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/957258128264871937</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVBJLUtTj7o</ref> Protesters in Hong Kong in 2019 utilized the symbol, in addition to the American flag and national anthem, to represent their desire for freedom, liberty, and independence from China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5r-jr1KW0k</ref><ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/pepe-the-frog-hong-kong-protests/</ref> YouTuber [[PewDiePie]] praised it, along with other [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] memes, while criticizing outrage culture and mob hysteria.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QWUOAcg_Q</ref> | + | '''Pepe the Frog''' is a popular meme which originated as a cartoon character from the comic strip ''Boyz Club''.<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog</ref> Despite the left and even its original creator deeming it as [[racist]] or at least co-opted by the [[alt-right]] and repurposed to express white nationalist messages, conservatives and classical liberals have defended it, claiming it is not inherently bigoted at all.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxc9i1G7eew</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/957258128264871937</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVBJLUtTj7o</ref> [[2019 Hong Kong Extradition Protests|Protesters in Hong Kong in 2019]] utilized the symbol, in addition to the American flag and national anthem, to represent their desire for freedom, liberty, and independence from China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5r-jr1KW0k</ref><ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/pepe-the-frog-hong-kong-protests/</ref> YouTuber [[PewDiePie]] praised it, along with other [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] memes, while criticizing outrage culture and mob hysteria.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QWUOAcg_Q</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:23, December 4, 2020
Pepe the Frog is a popular meme which originated as a cartoon character from the comic strip Boyz Club.[1] Despite the left and even its original creator deeming it as racist or at least co-opted by the alt-right and repurposed to express white nationalist messages, conservatives and classical liberals have defended it, claiming it is not inherently bigoted at all.[2][3][4] Protesters in Hong Kong in 2019 utilized the symbol, in addition to the American flag and national anthem, to represent their desire for freedom, liberty, and independence from China.[5][6][7] YouTuber PewDiePie praised it, along with other politically incorrect memes, while criticizing outrage culture and mob hysteria.[8]
References
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxc9i1G7eew
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/957258128264871937
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVBJLUtTj7o
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqf4iQk7trU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5r-jr1KW0k
- ↑ https://reclaimthenet.org/pepe-the-frog-hong-kong-protests/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QWUOAcg_Q