How This Frog Meme Became A Symbol Of Hope And Hate



Pepe the Frog is one of the most popular internet memes of all time. It first debuted in the book “Boy’s Club,” a non-political comic about four roommates who like being lazy and hanging out. But this frog meme eventually fell into the hands of extreme political groups, and by 2016, it was officially classified as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. Then, in 2019, protesters in Hong Kong rebranded Pepe as a symbol of hope, which helped “take back” Pepe from the American Alt-Right.

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How This Frog Meme Became A Symbol Of Hope And Hate

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  1. Stan Marsh

    Pepe is whatever you say he is. If he wasn't, than why would you say he is? In the paper, the news, every day he is. I dunno that's just the way Pepe is.

  2. Nobody Nobody

    Not a symbol of hate. Its just called that by hateful Leftists.

  3. I think feminists rebranded frogs as an icon for women that give lots of head.

  4. Gnubbolo

    imagine the entire U.S. politic and media in the hands of a clique of strangers

  5. there is about 4 things that are chronologically wrong with this video lmao, how have i never seen this crap lol

  6. Uhmwhat 2

    I mean fr these mf's act like the art is the bad thing not the person who makes it lmaom

  7. Jamal Anderson

    Are you really this humorless? The more absurd pepe is the more hilarious. You’re the one taking it way too seriously

  8. GG

    Ever heard of trolling? Imma guess no

  9. M Tech

    Pepe the frog was used to piss off the left wingers and to troll their ideology. The trolling was so successful that the only way the left could strike back was to call it a hate symbol. No right wing group went out of their way to make it a national symbol for hateful extremism, the left made it that way.
    Also, the Alt-right, is not “Far right” it’s just young conservatives who are a bit more strident in their politics. Again, it was the left that brandished them “far”, Its just a new movement of young conservatives who are sensible in their philosophies to live life with all the freedoms bound by the confines of a country and laws. The left want to destroy the idea of common good and sensible transactions between people so the, with the media on their side, just call people racist, or some other untrue derogatory name, who are beating them in the culture war. It’s all they have.

  10. Salty Berserker

    When the media incorrectly labeled pepe exclusively the mascot of nazis, today's pepe was born. Thank you main stream press! 🤣😂🤣

  11. Rex

    I ignore the hate stuff and remember the pepe meme for what it was and can still be and still have fun with, curses to politics for corrupting such a funny meme!, sure he became a symbol of hope in hong kong against that vile president, his followers and their vile police state, but in the end? I hope pepe will be purified and cleanced of political use….

    Ohh and the swastica in ancient eastern cultures also represented unity and peace, curse that vile hitler for making such a holy symbol become the face of death! Once again proving that politics ruin all it touches

  12. Abe Mcloughlan

    The chinese wouldn't consider pepe a symbol of hope… Just because the symbolism doesnt align with your beliefs doesnt make it hate or hope.

  13. Experts Say

    It seems anything created grassroots is lables by Woke Turd Hitlers as Russia Russia Russia. BTW the peace sign was backwards before Hitler reversed it you reversed it in your video the same way round as Hitler.

  14. King SB

    I don't understand why you are lambasting Trump as some white supremacist nazi.

  15. Chad

    2:43 Oh nooo, orange man bad!!!

    Lmao how can these guys speak with a straight face. Screw legacy media.

  16. Pepe will always be based. There is no other way about it. These journalists pick up anything to find muh hate symbols reeeeeeeeee.

  17. Dr. Nightmare

    those idiots are just making a lot of noise, people don't think non-nazi pepes are even politic related at all

  18. nandezification

    This girl sounds so Woke when she emphasizes her speech when saying “Trump” and “white nationalists”. Guess she was one of many responsible for BLM riots and the people it killed during riots. Woke people don’t realize they have blood on their hands;hear no evil see no evil.

  19. anon

    Nooo u can't use green frog to show truth about our brainwashed propaganda
    Hehe Pepe goes reeeeeeeeee

  20. Cata

    PEPE LIBERATION ARMY LOOK IT UP

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