Why is Pepe the Frog Trending in China? - RADII
2020年8月25日 · Chinese social media has been overflowing with images of Pepe the Frog, also known as the “sad frog meme,” to the point that it’s now trending on microblogging platform Weibo. What’s happening?
The social life of sad frogs, or: Pepe goes to China
2016年11月3日 · Pepe has made it to China as a sad frog, and sits snugly in personalized sticker menus, reaction image folders and biaoqing repositories along with political figures, Korean celebrities and local social media mascotte Tuzki the rabbit.
Pepe goes to China, or, the post-global circulation of memes
Printed over t-shirts and cushions, molded into keychains and phone cases, Pepe as sad frog becomes an index anchoring various networked publics of Chinese digital media users to different platforms (Baidu Tieba, QQ, WeChat), consumption preferences (animation, gaming, video streaming), and visual content genres.
How Pepe the Frog became the symbol of China’s frustrated youth
2018年11月7日 · In China, he spoke for millions of disillusioned young people left behind in the country’s rapid economic rise. Like most internet memes, Pepe the Frog, an anthropomorphic frog with sad eyes and a dopey smile, crossed international borders and came to mean different things for different people.
Pepe the Frog - Wikipedia
Pepe the Frog (/ ˈ p ɛ p eɪ / PEP-ay) is a comic character and Internet meme created by cartoonist Matt Furie. Designed as a green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body, Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 comic Boy's Club. [2]
How Pepe the Frog became a Hong Kong protest symbol
2019年8月20日 · In Hong Kong and mainland China, Pepe, with his sad eyes and dopey smile, has become a popular avatar for millennials to express their cynical outlook on life. There’s Pepe putting in overtime at the office, Pepe crying while holding a $5 Starbucks latte, and even Pepe giving the finger.
How A Pepe The Frog Pop-Up Store Fractured A Divided Hong Kong
2020年1月25日 · One LIHKG user called the Pepe pop-up shop a “blood steamed bun" (人血饅頭), a reference to a Chinese folktale about using human blood as medicine — exploitation, basically. Facebook Members of the Hong Kong protest movement are …
Pepe the protest frog? Hong Kong protesters adopt alt-right symbol …
2019年10月3日 · HONG KONG (AFP) - He may have become a far-right Internet meme in the West, but Pepe the Frog's image is being rehabilitated in Hong Kong where democracy protesters have embraced him as an...
Why Do Hong Kong Protesters Use Pepe the Frog as an Icon for ... - ICNC
2019年11月5日 · Why Do Hong Kong Protesters Use Pepe the Frog as an Icon for Freedom and Democracy? Western meme Pepe the Frog, who looks frustrated or sad, is a relatable and disarming figure that resonates with how Hongkongers feel about the political situation vis a …
Pepe the Frog Means Something Different in Hong Kong—Right?
2019年8月23日 · Pepe is popping up all over Hong Kong—in graffiti, on anonymous forums, in sticker packs for WhatsApp and Telegram.
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