makerarepepes.me
AI
generative image model
SHOW HN2017
15points
11comments
#1,420of 2,242 in 2017
Top 64%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 1 comments about the project.
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Commenter called it awesome
From 1 comment
Holy heck this is awesome! Great job :)
jabelone on HN
Objections
Meme's association with racism and hate symbols
From 3 comments
I'm so outdated when it comes to memes, so forgive me but: Isn't this particular frog lately associated with racism and intolerance?
themodelplumber on HNYou are admirably restrained on this. Behind the shortage of comments on this thread are a lot of people wondering how they reply in a way that doesn't downvote them into…
bwooceli on HNIt has occasionally been used in a racist way, yes. In that sense, it's a racist symbol, just as the numbers 12, 13, and 14 are racist symbols. ADL, who seem to be the…
tutufan on HN
Questions
Whether the Pepe meme is associated with racism
From 2 comments
I'm so outdated when it comes to memes, so forgive me but: Isn't this particular frog lately associated with racism and intolerance?
themodelplumber on HNThe creator has weighed in fairly recently https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/08/pepe-the-frog-creator-kills-off-internet-meme-co-opted-by-white-supremacists
spacemanmatt on HN