Why are pepe memes popular?
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Why is (any meme) popular in general?
Also, I still see a decent amount of pepe memes being spammed in the SH discord (although it's only a few people who do so).
Also, I still see a decent amount of pepe memes being spammed in the SH discord (although it's only a few people who do so).
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Well, I guess some people find it funny~?
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Random theory(or would this be an hypothesis?),
The wide range of emotions you can capture with pepe while simultaneously being able to produce them using just ms paint. Pepe is extremly versatile and is not locked into a standard template like other memes and as such is a bit more timeless.
The wide range of emotions you can capture with pepe while simultaneously being able to produce them using just ms paint. Pepe is extremly versatile and is not locked into a standard template like other memes and as such is a bit more timeless.
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Pepe is like the standard form of response images that preceed time and relevance itself. Though it may not seem as such on the general web, in 4chan, that frog still thrives like maggots in a roadkill. It's versatility and wide variety of usage is what helps to its age.
Paradoxically, Pepe is virtually ageless. He's not a meme, but a template of a meme. He can be representative of anything that sits on the absolute edge of any topic. You got Nazi Pepe, you got suicidal Pepe, you got white supremacist Pepe, you got trump Pepe, you got Islamic Pepe, you got Christian Pepe, you got the OG vibin' Pepe, you got baby Pepe, you got fat Pepe, you got Pepe shitting on crying Wojak.
Fuck, we even got she-Pepe.
And even then, despite being a blank slate, Pepe still stands as a meme with character and personality, due to the usage of Pepe in the past (mainly by QuattroChan) that brought so much history to the meme that it's earned its own character that unconsciously goes with every new type of Pepe that comes along.
Pepe the frog is popular because of how both ironic and satire its usage on 4chan had made him to be, allowing him to break taboo and represent even the most degenerate of stereotypes. You might already be put off by the KKK Pepe I just mentioned but oh boy, that's just the fucken tip of the ice berg.
You can see Pepe for what he is on face value. You can go ahead and make a gay pride Pepe, though that may set the /Pol/ board of 4chan on fire (in second thoughts, do it. shit's getting boring over there I wanna see something worthwhile happening). He's so versatile and easy to use that anything can be Pepe.
But mainly it's funny due to its low comedic value but high relevancy in culture. He's not meant to bring comedy, but be a caricature towards topics. Hence, a meme in its simplest form.
Paradoxically, Pepe is virtually ageless. He's not a meme, but a template of a meme. He can be representative of anything that sits on the absolute edge of any topic. You got Nazi Pepe, you got suicidal Pepe, you got white supremacist Pepe, you got trump Pepe, you got Islamic Pepe, you got Christian Pepe, you got the OG vibin' Pepe, you got baby Pepe, you got fat Pepe, you got Pepe shitting on crying Wojak.
Fuck, we even got she-Pepe.
And even then, despite being a blank slate, Pepe still stands as a meme with character and personality, due to the usage of Pepe in the past (mainly by QuattroChan) that brought so much history to the meme that it's earned its own character that unconsciously goes with every new type of Pepe that comes along.
Pepe the frog is popular because of how both ironic and satire its usage on 4chan had made him to be, allowing him to break taboo and represent even the most degenerate of stereotypes. You might already be put off by the KKK Pepe I just mentioned but oh boy, that's just the fucken tip of the ice berg.
You can see Pepe for what he is on face value. You can go ahead and make a gay pride Pepe, though that may set the /Pol/ board of 4chan on fire (in second thoughts, do it. shit's getting boring over there I wanna see something worthwhile happening). He's so versatile and easy to use that anything can be Pepe.
But mainly it's funny due to its low comedic value but high relevancy in culture. He's not meant to bring comedy, but be a caricature towards topics. Hence, a meme in its simplest form.
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Pepe is what happens when a meme becomes so common it dies but stays popular enough that the necromancers have their way with it.
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Because its fucking TRADITION.Can someone explain this to me?
And you dont fuck with tradition. Its like posting a zoomed in pic of a girl's ass or boobs wheneverna pretty girl's image pops up, or placing a potato after the end of a really long post.
It's finding a good opportunity to place a Dickbutt, or setting the Spanish inquisition on people unexpectedly.
Pepe is a symbol of LIBERTY and RESISTANCE.
He is funny and heartwarming and a goddamn HERO. He'd die for you and me.
Why wouldn't he be popular?
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Well, many of the old traditional memes died... T.T
I miss them from my old days where I visited 9gag regularly...
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Luckily there are still those who dont let the flame die out.
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*shakes pompoms* It's certainly nice to see some of them survive the passage of time~
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As was said before, pepe are quite outdated by now. And right nutjobs have shown a preference to use them.
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And with that, the other side of the spectrum simply saw what the other guys were using and deemed it a symbol. It's like a bunch of guys seeing a girl use a crayon and now they can't even touch it because it's contaminated with "cooties".As was said before, pepe are quite outdated by now. And right nutjobs have shown a preference to sue them.
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Symbol appropriation is a serious matter. There is an unwritten code of honour between left and write, you don't just use the other sides symbols. That is low.
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It ain't a serious matter if I don't take it seriously ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Symbol appropriation is a serious matter. There is an unwritten code of honour between left and write, you don't just use the other sides symbols. That is low.
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Come on. Where is your sportsmanship? Pulling back with that lame excuse when the bullets start flying is lame.
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I find ignorance to be the only worthy response towards engagements I don't deem interesting enough to participateCome on. Where is your sportsmanship? Pulling back with that lame excuse when the bullets start flying is lame.