Is anyone out there interested in discussing the Pepe the Frog meme? During my time on Tw****r I came across tons of racist, white nationalist accounts that used the frog as their avatar.
Some of the users in online discussion groups I frequent use Pepe as a reaction emoji, and it always puts me on edge.
When I've tried to bring it up with moderators, the response has been, "oh, that's just a cute harmless cartoon frog." Am I overreacting, or am I being gaslit?
#racism #whitenationalism #pepe
Marc, like the fruit
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