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Reclaiming Pepe, my cartoon frog
How cartoonist Matt Furie is taking back his creation Pepe the Frog from far-right groups.
How does a frog cartoon become a hate symbol? Matt Furie is a comic book illustrator who created Pepe the Frog, a chilled-out character that ended up becoming a hugely popular internet meme. But this frog took on a sinister life of its own as it was adopted by far-right groups in the US. Neal Razzell finds out how this unexpected turn affected Matt and how he鈥檚 fought to reclaim his frog.
Image: Pepe the Frog
Credit: Matt Furie
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