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Pepe the Frog Cartoonist Stops Distribution of Children’s Book
New York Times ^
| 8-30-17
| SOPAN DEB
Posted on 09/01/2017 2:25:34 PM PDT by dynachrome
The illustrator behind Pepe the Frog, a cartoon frog initially created in the 2000s as a fun-loving post-college grad but eventually designated as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League, has forced the removal of a children’s book from distribution that featured the frog.
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As The Washington Post has noted, the villain in the book is an alligator named Alkah, which many took as a reference to Muslims, and the farm where the story takes place is Wishington, a play on Washington. In recent years, the protagonist, Pepe, became a symbol of the so-called alt-right and white supremacy.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adl; altright; cartoon; pepe; pepethefrog
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Don't buy the book as a protest, even if you can find it:
"As part of a legal settlement, Mr. Hauser must donate his profits from the publication of his book to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an advocacy group for Muslims."
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:25:58 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: dynachrome
Sharia Blasphemy laws overrule the First Amendment?
To: dynachrome
Too late, I already have it and have been reading it to my 5 year old.
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:31:52 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: dynachrome
Islam: trample it underfoot while there is still opportunity.
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:32:33 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: dynachrome
Nope! They also got him FIRED from his job as school principal
His wife is super hot
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:33:16 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
This is his wife, who was a semi-pro FOOTBALL player
Maybe lingerie league, or something..?
She seems super nice, too. :(
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:36:06 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
Pepe and Pede join forces to fight the nasty, bearded Alkan and his drones, below:
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:39:43 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
Looks more like a dirty hippie than a Muslim
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:44:14 PM PDT
by
kaktuskid
(And)
To: gaijin
To: dynachrome
This is fascist extortion. You can’t even use a word similar to a word that “offends” m*slims, blacks, or the unnatural sex group (LGBT).
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:46:11 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Lying Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: gaijin
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:46:50 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: gaijin
It’s a pre-order... hasn’t been published yet
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posted on
09/01/2017 2:50:25 PM PDT
by
piasa
To: dynachrome
Coming to a corner near you:
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posted on
09/01/2017 3:13:15 PM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
09/01/2017 3:59:31 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: dynachrome
Shameful.
Can we stop the NYT, etc. from being published?
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posted on
09/01/2017 4:03:24 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/01/2017 4:37:54 PM PDT
by
evilC
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/01/2017 4:39:00 PM PDT
by
evilC
To: dynachrome
Poor Pepe. I guess he will need to find new work.
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posted on
09/01/2017 4:42:23 PM PDT
by
evilC
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