If hate groups can appropriate Pepe they can do the same to other memes and even Blizz IP's, and what then? Will Blizz remove iconic OverWatch characters bc they might have appeared in racist cartoons on 4chan? Will Kreygasm be banned if a group of trolls uses it as a rape emote?
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When Blizz created this "must not offend anyone" standard they sent the clear message to trolls that if they repeatedly portray a character in a perverse way it will be removed. Their trolly reaction will prob be to makes as many characters toxic asap, and Blizz will be forced to
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ban a whole lot of beloved emotes and characters, or they'll flip flop on this issue and make themselves look bad, since they spent so many resources on spreading the idea that we should ban all content that MIGHT be offensive to others.
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Either way banning Pepe will have accomplished nothing but waste time & create drama. Sorry for the rant, but I've seen way to many people being shamed for using pepe on twitter recently to not say something.
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I think I missed something.. what happened with Pepe? O.o
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ThatsTowelie Retweeted PC Gamer
Alt-right groups started using Pepe and now people think he's a hate symbol
https://twitter.com/pcgamer/status/976297361772232704 …
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