Hong Kong protesters spray-paint Pepe the Frog meme on wall
- 5 years ago
A Hong Kong protester sits on the shoulders of another while spray-painting an image of the infamous Pepe the Frog meme.
Filmed on August 17, the demonstrator draws the controversial meme on a wall before giving the frog a hat with the word "press" on it.
Pro-democracy activists have also been seen holding signs with the Pepe the Frog image and using it in social messaging apps.
The frog was listed as a hate symbol in 2016 by the Anti-Defamation League after racists and hate groups had adopted the meme.
However, according to Hong Kong-based photojournalist Alex Hofford, who filmed the video, protesters are using the image in an attempt to attract attention in the US and not because they are alt-right or wish to mock the press.
"The protesters have their own quirky sense of humour that doesn't always translate," Hofford says.
Filmed on August 17, the demonstrator draws the controversial meme on a wall before giving the frog a hat with the word "press" on it.
Pro-democracy activists have also been seen holding signs with the Pepe the Frog image and using it in social messaging apps.
The frog was listed as a hate symbol in 2016 by the Anti-Defamation League after racists and hate groups had adopted the meme.
However, according to Hong Kong-based photojournalist Alex Hofford, who filmed the video, protesters are using the image in an attempt to attract attention in the US and not because they are alt-right or wish to mock the press.
"The protesters have their own quirky sense of humour that doesn't always translate," Hofford says.