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'''Pepe the Frog''', also known by a few as '''the Grinch''', is a fictional character [[best known for]] having a vaguely-stilted neutral pose, which can be interpreted as a wide spectrum of emotions. This is similar to Doge, [[Wojak]] or the Mona Lisa (unironically). Pepe's nonspecific emotion makes him suitable as a generic reaction image and as the mandatory thread-starting image that is required by most [[Imageboard|imageboards]], giving rise to the phrase "What does the reddit frog have to do with this". | |||
Pepe came from some webcomic nobody gives a shit about. | |||
== Frogposters == | |||
[[File:Frogposter coal.png|thumb|great thread man, can't wait to see where this one takes us]] | |||
Frogposters are a group of [[4chan]] users who routinely post Pepe to the point of obsession.<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14247140/#14247140</ref> They are commonly accused of making [[Coal|low-quality or nonsensical posts]],<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/search/text/frog%20on%20the%20log/</ref> and are often criticized for being whiny.<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14352358/</ref> Their ultimate motive is unknown, but we hope it is benevolent. | |||
=== Relationship with Soyposters=== | |||
Frogposters and [[Soy Community|'jakkers]] have traditionally expressed solidarity as they are both [[4chan]] outcasts.<ref>https://desuarchive.org/a/search/text/kill%20yourself%20pepe/</ref><ref>https://desuarchive.org/a/search/text/kill%20yourself%20wojak/</ref> | |||
Due to the fact that Pepe is such a broad image with little expectation of being related to the post material, Soyteens sometimes make soy-related posts on [[/bant/]] using Pepe<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14428885/</ref> in order to survive deletion by [[janny]] because, like [[Cirno]], jannies do not consider Pepe spam. This development has been criticised by frogposters.<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14160791/</ref> | |||
On January 8th, 2022, a frogposter on [[/g/]] admitted to reporting [[Soyjak.party|The Party]] for CP (which he totally didn't post himself) and successfully getting it taken down.<ref>https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/85124904/</ref><ref>https://warosu.org/g/thread/85124904</ref> Soot later corroborated his story, confirming it to be true. This almost broke the long-lasting detente between the two groups, particularly as some frogposters seemed to celebrate it<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14241540/</ref><ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14236033/</ref> as a "total frogposter victory".<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14241588/</ref> Since then, the relations have been very tense. With some forgiving them, and others totally distrusting them and calling him by the nickname of '''Redditfrog'''. <ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14432746/</ref><ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14424867/#14426206</ref> | |||
== Criticism == | |||
On September 12th, 2016, the female politician Hillary Clinton released a blogpost in which she criticised Pepe for being "sinister".<ref>https://qz.com/780663/hillary-clintons-website-now-has-an-explainer-about-pepe-the-frog-a-white-supremacist-symbol/</ref> | |||
== Citations == | |||
Revision as of 21:54, 6 March 2022
Pepe the Frog, also known by a few as the Grinch, is a fictional character best known for having a vaguely-stilted neutral pose, which can be interpreted as a wide spectrum of emotions. This is similar to Doge, Wojak or the Mona Lisa (unironically). Pepe's nonspecific emotion makes him suitable as a generic reaction image and as the mandatory thread-starting image that is required by most imageboards, giving rise to the phrase "What does the reddit frog have to do with this".
Pepe came from some webcomic nobody gives a shit about.
Frogposters
Frogposters are a group of 4chan users who routinely post Pepe to the point of obsession.[1] They are commonly accused of making low-quality or nonsensical posts,[2] and are often criticized for being whiny.[3] Their ultimate motive is unknown, but we hope it is benevolent.
Relationship with Soyposters
Frogposters and 'jakkers have traditionally expressed solidarity as they are both 4chan outcasts.[4][5]
Due to the fact that Pepe is such a broad image with little expectation of being related to the post material, Soyteens sometimes make soy-related posts on /bant/ using Pepe[6] in order to survive deletion by janny because, like Cirno, jannies do not consider Pepe spam. This development has been criticised by frogposters.[7]
On January 8th, 2022, a frogposter on /g/ admitted to reporting The Party for CP (which he totally didn't post himself) and successfully getting it taken down.[8][9] Soot later corroborated his story, confirming it to be true. This almost broke the long-lasting detente between the two groups, particularly as some frogposters seemed to celebrate it[10][11] as a "total frogposter victory".[12] Since then, the relations have been very tense. With some forgiving them, and others totally distrusting them and calling him by the nickname of Redditfrog. [13][14]
Criticism
On September 12th, 2016, the female politician Hillary Clinton released a blogpost in which she criticised Pepe for being "sinister".[15]
Citations
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14247140/#14247140
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/search/text/frog%20on%20the%20log/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14352358/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/a/search/text/kill%20yourself%20pepe/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/a/search/text/kill%20yourself%20wojak/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14428885/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14160791/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/85124904/
- ↑ https://warosu.org/g/thread/85124904
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14241540/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14236033/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14241588/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14432746/
- ↑ https://archive.nyafuu.org/bant/thread/14424867/#14426206
- ↑ https://qz.com/780663/hillary-clintons-website-now-has-an-explainer-about-pepe-the-frog-a-white-supremacist-symbol/
