Hillary Clinton’s campaign published an article yesterday claiming that a popular meme known as Pepe is associated with white supremacy and the Nazi ideology.
Clinton’s Pepe explainer comes just two days after an Instagram post by Donald Trump Jr, who posted a meme titled ‘The Deplorables.’
The article went on to say: ‘Pepe is a cartoon frog who began his internet life as an innocent meme enjoyed by teenagers and pop stars alike.
But in recent months, Pepe’s been almost entirely co-opted by the white supremacists who call themselves the “alt-right.” They’ve decided to take back Pepe by adding swastikas and other symbols of anti-semitism and white supremacy.’
The article then quotes a man who is a self proclaimed ‘white supremacist’, he then goes on to state that they mixed ‘Nazi propaganda’ with Pepe.
Pepe was first during the 2016 election when Trump retweeted an image of himself as a frog, standing at a presidential podium.
The Clinton campaign ends the article by claiming that the Pepe meme is ‘terrifying’ and if you feel the same, you should pledge to vote for her…
Report: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/post/donald-trump-pepe-the-frog-and-white-supremacists-an-explainer/
