'Feels Good Man' Traces Pepe The Frog From Hate Symbol To Democracy Icon
Pepe the Frog is one of the most prolific images on the Internet. A new documentary follows the frog's creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, as he fights to regain control over his character.
by Andrew Limbong
Sep 04, 2020
3 minutes
You've probably seen him by now — the thin, red lips. The big, expressive eyes. The deep green skin. Sometimes he looks innocent and sweet, like a friend crashing on your couch. Other times he looks like a smugly grinning jerk. The thing about Pepe the Frog is that he can be whatever you want him to be — a stoner icon, a symbol of hatred and bigotry, a beacon of democracy.
The new documentary traces Pepe through all these transformations, and follows the frog's creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, and his at-times
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