With barely an Internet whimper, Pepe the Frog, the anthropomorphic cartoon character turned symbol of hate, was put down by his creator, Matt Furie, over the weekend, in a single-page comic strip.
“Boys Club” cover featuring Pepe the Frog, by Matt Furie. There are approximately 250 images, characters and illustrations in the Anti-Defamation League’s database of hate symbols. Last month, a ...
The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has killed off the character in a rebuke to far-right extremists who transformed a benevolent internet meme into a racist, anti-Semitic symbol. A Pepe cartoon ...
In 2005, illustrator Matt Furie released an online comic book called "Boy's Club" that featured four animated characters. One was a frog named Pepe, whom Furie has described as "a chill frog who ...
Think of "hate symbols" and a few icons come to mind: swastikas, burning crosses and certain numbers, slogans and hand signs used by white supremacist or other hate groups. On Monday, a popular ...
While the court ruled in October that Trump had the right to deploy troops, one judge dissented, referencing in her minority ...
Matt Furie draws Pepe the Frog in 'Feels Good Man.' Credit: Kurt Keppeler and Christian bruno / Sundance Institute Pepe the Frog may not be able to explain everything about these trying times. But ...
Pepe is headed to court. Rather, his creator, Matt Furie, is. Furie, who debuted Pepe the Frog in 2005 in his comic “Boy’s Club,” has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the far-right-wing ...
PEPE surged 20% in a single day with trading volume above $600 million—what’s driving the move, and could it ignite a meme ...
The Anti-Defamation League has designated the frog as a hate symbol. — -- Pepe the Frog, a ubiquitous internet meme, has been "hijacked by the racist right," according to the Southern Poverty Law ...
The character was added to the database Tuesday, after Pepe the Frog was depicted as a slew of racially charged caricatures including Hitler and a Klansman, according to the group. “Once again, ...