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Protesters in Hong Kong have been using Pepe the Frog — a character long ago co-opted by the alt-right and some hate groups in America — as a symbol of their movement. "It just looks funny," one said. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/world/asia/pepe-frog-hong-kong-protests.html …pic.twitter.com/2sZ16By53A
Pepe's creator, Matt Furie, has long been upset at how his character was taken in by hate groups in the U.S. He tried to save him for years:https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/us/campaign-aims-to-help-pepe-the-frog-shed-its-image-as-hate-symbol.html …
Furie killed off Pepe about two years ago, having concluded there was no saving him once the hate groups came along. He had tried for years.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/pepe-the-frog-comic.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article …
So it is fascinating now to see Pepe resurrected as a symbol of the Hong Kong protest movement. Some there knew of his history in the U.S. Some did not. "If Americans are really offended by this, we should explain to them what it means to us," one saidhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/world/asia/pepe-frog-hong-kong-protests.html …
I like that Pepe gets a new life let this be more popular!
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