Pepe, Kek and their pseudo-Egyptian *religion* are the brainchildren of r/The_Donald members. It’s all in good fun, and along with the red-white-&-blue lion emblem represent Trump and change.
The donks got their panties in a twist and call Pepe the frog a *hate symbol* for *white supremacists*. Didn’t work and the little monsters at r/T_D (Kek bless them) doubled down.
There are around 1/2 million of them and they are an articulate group of cyber and IRL activists. They wage meme wars, manipulate search engines so, for example, HRC shows up when “worst criminal candidate” or similar searches are entered (IIRC).
We need them. Trump needs them. They are authentic. I’m an old lady and I love them all.
Kids will be kids I suppose, and need their rebellious KEKed out mascots. I never imagined I could exist on Reddit. It feels too much like a William Gibson novel come to life — creepy.
Can curmudgeon be a meme too? ;^)