• Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    That’s like the poor Pepe - massively used as we all know it, but then like two racists (or whatever, I don’t even remember) used it & USA media spammed that all over the place (reaching a far wider and non internet and also other racist audience).

    Now there are Discord servers I can get banned for using Pepe (in a normal way, not even sure how that could be confused). And I don’t, I believe there are marginalised ppl there that would feel bad seeing it & I don’t want that.

    But Pepe didn’t deserve this, neither did swastika, or farmfolks hammer & sickle. Yet they have bs meaning now just because it suits someone.