Jason LevinFounder, Memelord Technologies

NYC loves frogs #streetinterview #nyc #pepe #memes

Name: NYC loves frogs #streetinterview #nyc #pepe #memes
Uploaded: 2023-08-30T16:18:33+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Jason Levin
Description: A New Yorker picks Pepe the Frog as their favorite meme and mentions Pepe coin, a cryptocurrency they call a shit coin. The character was created by…

30 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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A New Yorker picks Pepe the Frog as their favorite meme and mentions Pepe coin, a cryptocurrency they call a shit coin. The character was created by cartoonist Matt Furie in 2005, appropriated by the alt-right as a hate symbol, then killed off by Furie himself. Now there's a movement to reclaim it as a symbol of love.

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What's your favorite meme? Right now? Pepe the Frog. Did you buy Pepe coin? What is Pepe coin? Ah, it's some shit coin, crypto. Coin? I heard corn. Ah. Pepe the Frog was created in 2005 by cartoonist Matt Furie. It became a super popular meme but was co-opted by the alt-right as a symbol of hate. Matt Furie was angry, so he killed Pepe the Frog in his comics, and the world is actively trying to reclaim Pepe the Frog as a symbol of love.