The ADL's decision follows the cartoon character being given racist and anti-Semitic characteristics by online users. ADVERTISEMENTADL Pepe the Frog joins a list of images, several pictured here, that have been declared hate symbols by the Anti-Defamation League. He first appeared online in 2005 as a character in the “Boy’s Club” comic series, according to website Know Your Meme. Other images depict the frog with the caption “kill Jews man.”Matt Furie Pepe the Frog is likely not feeling so good after the Anti-Defamation League declared on Monday that the green cartoon character is now a symbol of hate. “Maybe someday he’ll be a symbol for peace and love and brotherhood,” he told The Huffington Post, prior to the ADL’s announcement.

Source: Huffington Post September 28, 2016 20:03 UTC