![]() In a statement issued by his publisher, Fantagraphics, Furie came out strongly against Trump and the alt-right, saying that he “condemn the illegal and repulsive appropriations of the character by racist fringe groups linked to the alt right movement and the Donald Trump presidential campaign. Pepe’s creator, though, isn’t at all fond of the association. The association between Pepe and the alt-right grew so strong that he was the subject of a Daily Beast article, the official Hillary Clinton website has a page on him, and he appeared on CNN in a discussion about alt-right and white nationalist imagery. People can't get enough of Pepe But there are only a finite number of Pepe drawings in existence at any one time. Pepe as drawn on a campaign sign in Minneapolis in November. ![]() ![]() But as often happens with 4chan memes, Pepe jumped out of his original pond. Pepe was originally an innocent stoner character created by artist Matt Furie in 2005, but was turned into a mascot for the alt-right on websites like 4chan and Reddit and is listed as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. He originated in a web comic drawn by Matt Furie in 2006, and subsequently spread on 4chan. But Pepe has seen an explosion in visibility recently, for all the wrong reasons.Īs easy comedy fodder for the, let’s say, uncouth part of the internet, Pepe often found himself used in alt-right image macros and memes. Pepe is probably most recognizable as the 'feels good, man' frog. Pepe began as a character in the comic strip Boy’s Club by Matt Furie in 2005 and, because of his goofy and slightly grotesque face, the frog became a popular meme a few years later. RARE Pepe The Frog T-Shirt S-5XL Viral MEME You Will Never Have A Good. The story of Pepe the Frog is perhaps the perfect internet-era pairing for this increasingly bizarre election. Pepe The Frog - Meme Pins - Internet Meme - Memelord - Rare Pepe - 4chan culture.
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