This sometimes included racists and even Donald Trump. In reality, Pepe was just so versatile that it was inevitably drawn as everything. But this was later revealed to have been an elaborate prank to mislead journalists. Now, it was rumored that there was an alt-right campaign to reclaim the meme from the "normies" by associating Pepe with white nationalism. And once Pepe became mainstream, everyone was in on the joke.
With new images constantly being produced, Pepe grew stronger and reached mainstream status.
This phenomenon generated a mock economy, where the less frequently the meme was posted, the more valuable it was. To keep the joke alive, people began creating "rare Pepes," novel versions of the meme that hadn't been made before. But at this point, Pepe was being shared a little too much, and the inside joke was beginning to lose its comedic value. In 2015, Tumblr reported that it was the No. It represented a relatable range of emotions.Īnd this relatability spread its influence to other social-media networks over the next several years. And some were even putting their own spin on it. More and more users began sharing Pepe on 4chan. This panel was posted as a reaction image on the internet forum 4chan. Then, in 2008, Pepe made his first steps to internet stardom. The humor was generally gross or crude but was completely nonpolitical in nature. It featured Pepe along with his three roommates all living together and hanging out. The green frog first debuted in 2005 in the comic "Boy's Club" by Matt Furie.
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