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So Pepe is a "extremist or hateful symbol", but its "use alone does not signal extremist ideologies". I'm confused.
ADL got absolutely clowned on a number of years ago when they declared pepe a racist hate symbol, and instead of backing down they just keep trying to quietly push it again.
You can pretty safely ignore them.
Pepe is not a hate symbol, it's heavily tied to the meme culture and its usage is way beyond any extremists group's control.
Pepes are like a stetson hat and big belt buckle: not explicitly a symbol of shitty politics, but most popular with people who have them.