• reversebananimals@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    :(

    I’m sorry for triggering that association. A lot of internet culture has been co-opted by those jerks. I didn’t mean it that way.

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        1 year ago

        Fuckkkk thatttt, pepe is still alive and well on twitch, and racists are not tolerated (at least in any of the channels I frequent). They can pry that frog from my cold, dead hands.

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          1 year ago

          Based.

          But seriously the guy who drew that frog was just a cartoonist and he was appalled that it became a hate symbol. I hope he sees it redeemed.

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            1 year ago

            Didn’t he kill that character off for that very reason?

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        1 year ago

        Yeah. I’m old and have been on the internet since well before the creation of both Pepe and based. That’s why I still use this term. I think we should try to reclaim these things - if we let them change our behavior, we lose.

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      Nah, I’m glad to know you didn’t know. I’m also glad I’m not alone.

      …2016 will not be soon forgotten