The Serfs | The Rise of Gritty (and the fall of Pepe the Frog) - 2018 @TheSerfsTV | Uploaded November 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Gritty rose from being a frightening sports mascot to a left wing hero. Pepe the Frog went from being a lovable stoner to a fascist. We explain the evolution of memes and take a look about how Shepard Fairey was doing it before the internet even existed.

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Sources:
pespmc1.vub.ac.be/Papers/Memetics-Springer.pdf
vox.com/culture/2017/5/9/15583312/matt-furie-kills-pepe-frog-alt-right-meme
theverge.com/2018/10/17/17990016/gritty-philadelphia-flyers-leftists-activism-protest-symbol
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_(philosophy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse
indy100.com/article/gritty-mascot-hockey-protest-far-right-we-the-people-rally-philadelphia-8639736
nbcsports.com/philadelphia/the700level/gritty-sheriff-yes-flyers-mascot-received-write-votes-tuesdays-election
www2.philly.com/philly/news/gritty-meme-left-flyers-philly-facebook-20181119.html

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