Basically a "feelin' good everyman" symbol.
The guy who created Pepe the Frog made him just a silly stoner character in a comic book, nothing whatsoever to do with politics.
He gradually became a “meme” because there were some good drawings of him saying things like “Feels Good!” that people posted when something went well for them, passing an exam or whatever.
At some point some disgusting racists took another step with the character and used it in a lot of white supremacist and nationalistic race-war propaganda.
The character’s original creator won financial legal settlements against them forcing them to stop, so the character has been less seen lately.
Forgive my ignorance, but who won a financial settlement against who?
The frog is a meme now. Cannot put the toothpaste back in the tube.
Basically a "feelin' good everyman" symbol.
“At some point some disgusting racists took another step with the character and used it in a lot of white supremacist and nationalistic race-war propaganda.”
If you’re going to say something like that, it would really be better if you’d also point out that a whole lot of non-racist, young Trump supporters of all colors and backgrounds also use Pepe the Frog memes as a sign of support of the president and opposition to political correctness that has nothing to do with racial issues. It has been leftist propaganda to associate this meme with racism as another of their ploys to paint all Trump supporters (even minority ones!) as white supremacists. Really it’s kind of funny considering it a ridiculous cartoon frog that leftists want us to look at like a swastika.
I thought the creator killed off Pepe The Frog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/pepe-frog-dead-creator-kills-meme-absorbed-far-right-n756281
Pepe the Frog Is Dead: Creator Kills Off Meme Absorbed by Far-Right
May 8, 2017, 10:27 AM CDT / Updated May 8, 2017, 12:20 PM CDT
By Daniella Silva
Pepe’s inventor, artist and illustrator Matt Furie, drew the green frog in an open casket as part of a one-page strip for publisher Fantagraphics Books on Saturday marking Free Comic Book Day.
Furie also posted an image on his Tumblr showing the frog in the casket, linking to an article on Comic Book Resources announcing the character’s demise.