If you’ve spent any amount of time on social media the chances are that you have encountered a phenomenon known as a “meme” (pronounced MEEM, not MAYMAY). A meme is typically an image accompanied by text that is humorous in some way. However, a much more dangerous form of meme has begun to spread in recent years: Pepe the frog (pronounced PEH-PAY). Pepe is a hate symbol typically used by the alt-right in order to spread their fascist Nazi agenda across the internet. Pepe usually appears as a smug, green, anthropomorphic frog, however, the alt-right has, in many cases, photoshopped pepe to appear as Hitler, PewDiePie, and Donald Trump as well as many other infamous Nazis other than the ones mentioned here. Pepe is an extremely dangerous meme and he must be stopped.
Some people may think that I am simply overreacting, however, what you may not have realized is that Pepe is responsible for PewDiePie’s recent conversion to Neo-Nazism. During one of his many excursions around the interwebs PewDiePie was accidentally exposed to a Pepe while on the infamous meme sharing website known as “Reddit”. After seeing the Pepe PewDiePie’s moral fiber began to erode quickly as he spiraled down into anti-Semitism culminating in him openly paying people to hold up signs reading “Death to all Jews”.
Still not convinced? What you may not realize is that Pepe has already been weaponized and is having a massive effect on U.S. politics. Many scientists at BuzzFeed have confirmed that Pepe is in fact a tool that the Russian government used to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Were it not for this seemingly innocent frog our God queen Hillary Clinton would have won and world peace would have been established. Instead we are left with a human Cheeto hell-bent on the destruction of every non-white person in America.
In conclusion, Pepe is a public safety hazard that must be taken very seriously. If you or someone you know has been exposed to Pepe please contact your local health professional and seek assisted suicide as quickly as possible. Together we can fight this menace.