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[[File:Pepe the frog.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Pepe the Frog.]] | [[File:Pepe the frog.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Pepe the Frog.]] | ||
'''Pepe the Frog''' 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]]. | '''Pepe the Frog'''''(Redditfrog, what does the reddit frog have to do with this)'' 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]]. | ||
Pepe came from some webcomic nobody gives a shit about. | Pepe came from some webcomic nobody gives a shit about. | ||
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== Frogposters == | == Frogposters == | ||
[[File:Frogposter coal.png|thumb|great thread dude, can't wait to see where this one takes us]] | [[File:Frogposter coal.png|thumb|great thread dude, 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 | 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 Soyteens === | === Relationship with Soyteens === | ||
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== Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
On September 12th, 2016, beloved politician and known [[Women|woman]] 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> | On September 12th, 2016, beloved politician and known [[Women|woman]] 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 == | == Citations == | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 6 February 2022
Pepe the Frog(Redditfrog, what does the reddit frog have to do with this) 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.
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 Soyteens
Frogposters and Soyteens 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 broke the long-lasting detente between the two groups, particularly as frogposters seemed to celebrate it[10][11] as a "total frogposter victory".[12] Relations have since deteriorated to the point where soyteens and frogposters no longer associate.[13][14]
Criticism
On September 12th, 2016, beloved politician and known woman 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/
