• Shampiss@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    An icon represents what the people think it represents.

    An icon can also have different meanings to different people. It’s ok if you don’t like it. But I don’t think it’s fair to say that the majority of people that use or share Pepe are from one specific ideological group

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      2 months ago

      Myself and a great many people associate it with hate speech and you’re continuing to use it regardless. That tells more about you than me.

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        2 months ago

        I’m just gonna go ahead and say ratio’d. And yes, I’ve read all of the discourse ITT.

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          2 months ago

          Honestly I expected the ratio to be worse given the context of the post. People generally don’t like having harsh reality pointed out on their funny meme images.