Okay, so I saw this “frogan racist” thing trending and, like, I had to dig in. I mean, what even is that? My first thought was some weird internet meme, maybe a new Pepe variant? I dunno, the internet is a strange place.
So, first, I hit up Google. You know, the usual. Typed in “frogan racist,” pressed enter, and…well, it wasn’t pretty. A bunch of forum threads, some angry tweets, and a couple of really dodgy-looking websites popped up. I scrolled through a bit, trying to get a feel for what was going on.
It seemed like there were a few different things all mashed together under this one label. There was some old cartoon character, looked kinda like a frog, that people were saying had some, uh, problematic origins. Like, old-school racist caricature stuff. Yikes.
- Cartoon frog – potentially racist origins.
- Online arguments.
- Meme potential?
Then there were people using this frog image in, let’s just say, unfriendly ways online. Posting it with hateful messages, that kind of thing. Double yikes. It looked like your classic case of some obscure thing getting hijacked and weaponized by the internet’s worst elements.
I spent a good hour just reading through different opinions and trying to piece it all together. I clicked on a few links to image boards (mistake!), and quickly backed out of those. Seriously, some dark corners of the web out there.
My Takeaway
Honestly? It’s a mess. There’s probably some legitimate history there about a potentially racist cartoon, but it’s been completely buried under layers of internet drama and deliberate awfulness. I tried to find some solid, reliable sources, but it was mostly just people yelling at each other.
I ended by just closing all those * make me feel so bad.
