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Originally Posted by Leon
That is a bunch of bullshit. People can put anything on a meme and have it mean something different. Of course anybody putting a Hitler mustache on him, or swastika etc.....then yes, that is racist. A pure Pepe is not racist. He is a frog. I love frogs. Leave him alone. Putting Pepe on a Wags isn't racist.
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I didn't say the image as drawn was racist. But, facts are facts - Pepe the Frog has been co-opted as a symbol of white supremacists. Sometimes benign images or symbols get co-opted - such as the swastika. I was expressing surprise that an image that has been co-opted was being sold by Goldin. You're making a distinction where one doesn't exist.
Lemme just re-emphasize, Goldin can do whatever they want. I honestly don't care one way or the other if they sell it. But I
am surprised.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-...htmlstory.html
https://www.statepress.com/article/2...hite-supremacy
https://www.vox.com/2016/9/21/128936...g-donald-trump