Pepe the Frog is listed as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League

I think this was mentioned in the election thread, but it's so mind-numbingly stupid that I feel like it deserves it's own thread. The Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) has listed Pepe as a hate symbol.

http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/hate-on-display/c/pepe-the-frog.html

Also

However, because so many Pepe the Frog memes are not bigoted in nature, it is important to examine use of the meme only in context. The mere fact of posting a Pepe meme does not mean that someone is racist or white supremacist. However, if the meme itself is racist or anti-Semitic in nature, or if it appears in a context containing bigoted or offensive language or symbols, then it may have been used for hateful purposes.

I mean, I appreciate that they included this part, but they're also admitting that Pepe isn't actually a racist meme, just one that's occasionally hijacked by racists. That kind of defeats the purpose of the article.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

For this I'm going to post comments on YouTube videos as Pepe.

 

[Pickle Inspector]

They all laughed at Mexican congresswoman Orta Rodriguez when she said she wanted to ban memes earlier this year but it turns out she was just ahead of her time!

 

[Sam Sung]

*smug pepe*

 

[HY 140]

 

[Ruin]

And left wingers wonder why liberalism is starting to be seen as a bit of a joke.

 

[HG 400]

Fucking kikes.

@Mikemikev what do you think of this?

 

[Ruin]

Fucking kikes.

@Mikemikev what do you think of this?

The Jews want to hoard all the rare pepes so they can sell them at a premium later.

 

[Kršćanin Čendlervic]

 

[Internet War Criminal]

This is a quote from CNN in current year
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/28/us/pepe-the-frog-hate-symbol-trnd/index.html

A decade later Pepe had solidified his place among "normies" in mainstream internet circles, becoming one of the biggest memes on Tumblr in 2015.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

Stop the current year, I wanna get off.

 

[Ruin]

CNN is starting to sound like The Onion.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

What's next, advice dog?

 

[Chicken Nugget Scoon]

 

[The Giver]

NPR weighs in on cartoon frogs

Highlight of the article for me:

And if there is indeed a vast alt-right conspiracy to make Pepe the exclusive property of the Internet fringe, this piece might either be the ultimate case of normies killing the joke — or a reinforcement of Pepe's odd status as subversive cultural icon that will actually keep him alive.

Feels bad, man.

 

[Ntwadumela]

Another reason why people need to stop taking the Internet so seriously.

 

[Wallace]

 

[Spudnik]

Pepe is a good boy, he dindu nuffin'

 

[tehpope]

He just wanted to piss with his pants down at his ankles in peace.

 

[Chefbot]

 

[BadaBadaBoom]

Well I'm glad that frog on the unicycle still represents freedom and justice.