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What's Pepe the Frog? Rachel Maddow Explains (Video)

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His fans will repulse you.

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If you've been on Twitter recently, you've likely seen avatars and images depicting a green frog. As we've learned, this is no friendly amphibian -- it's a symbol of white nationalism, anti-Semitism, and general minority hate. The Nazi-sympathizing frog, named Pepe, has been co-opted by some of Donald Trump's most right-wing supporters.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow recently helped explain the origins and meaning of Pepe, and pointed out how the symbol has been co-opted by former Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard David Duke. Even Donald Trump, Jr. -- Trump's oldest son, who just compared refugees to Skittles -- embraced Pepe. Watch below and try not to seethe.

[RELATED: Trump, Clinton, and the Deplorable Picture]

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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