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minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoDisagree, Pepe and Kekistan were intertwined with the alt-right for a hot minute and while it didn’t originate there it lingers. It’s sick to see it being “taken back” but that doesn’t make my point less valid, it was a mascot for a hot minute.
minus-squarethallamabond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoI’m with prettybunnys, I remember these and 100s of ban evasion subs, they were NOT thinly veiled racism/antisemitism it was outright. r/frenworld r/clownworld r/honker r/clownworldwar
Disagree, Pepe and Kekistan were intertwined with the alt-right for a hot minute and while it didn’t originate there it lingers.
It’s sick to see it being “taken back” but that doesn’t make my point less valid, it was a mascot for a hot minute.
I’m with prettybunnys, I remember these and 100s of ban evasion subs, they were NOT thinly veiled racism/antisemitism it was outright. r/frenworld r/clownworld r/honker r/clownworldwar