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[-] Feirdro@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

I know everyone uses this word now, but I’ll never think of anything except Nazis circa 2016.

[-] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 43 points 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.

[-] Captain_Jimmy_T_Kirk@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago

They took the pepe frogs for a while too, but I've been seeing them come back. Nature is healing.

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 23 points 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.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm glad people are reclaiming him finally. He was never a racist symbol.

[-] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

No one can take the pepe frogs from us

[-] Feirdro@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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

…2016 will not be soon forgotten

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

I've tried to get my thinking to update, but I too just think Nazi when I see it.

[-] Captain_Jimmy_T_Kirk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's been an internet thing for long before 2016 (at least mid 00s in my memory), so I don't associate it with them.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I've slowly realized that many people on the internet use it casually, but like you, I always assumed they were alt-right (new main right) or libertarian at a minimum for a long time.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Dude, this is off-topic, but how the fuck did you get a blue name? Is it just emojis, or can you actually use color codes for that?

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

On your instance account settings you can change your display name. I used a fancy text generator on Google.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks. This was a terrible (and wonderful) power to give users.

[-] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Sightline@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It was taken away from the alt-right, this is a good thing.

[-] HellAwaits@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, but that's on you. The word shouldn't be associated with them in your head because then that would give them a W.

Leftists everywhere use that word as well.

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