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[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Pepe wasn't initially a racist meme, but was misappropriated by alt-righ groups. The author tried to fight it, but the damages were done. So the addition to the statistic by ADL is valid, but to be taken with the context it is in.

For reference :

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog