[i]"Feels good, man."[/i]

Pepe is a cartoon anthropomorphic frog, originally created by artist [[Matt Furie]] for the comic [[Boy's Club]] in 2005, but that first gained notoriety as a [[meme]] on [[4chan]] in 2008 with many different meanings -- initially as its original incarnation for something that feels good, then turned into a symbol of negativity and depression around 2009 when his catchphrase was turned into "Feels bad man", then turned into a symbol of crippling depression around 2011, then turned into a symbol of hate against normal people around 2013, then turned into a symbol of [[Donald Trump]] supporters, white nationalism and the alt-right movement in the wake of the 2016 presidential elections.

In 2017, Matt Furie attempted to thwart the use of Pepe as an alt-right mascot by enforcing DMCA takedowns on notorious white nationalist websites. 

h4. See also

* [[apu spills his tendies (meme)|]]
* [[pepe punch (meme)|]]
* [[Tag group:meme]]

h4. External links

* "Know Your Meme: Pepe the Frog":http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog
* "Wikipedia: Pepe the Frog":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog
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