James Finn
Sep 27, 2021

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Wow, thank you for the photo and the article. It’s a depressing but I guess bracing way to start my morning.

Your point about the dog whistle is really important, because people who know what Pepe stands for seem to be growing in numbers. That realtor wouldn’t have used Pepe (and Plandemic) on an expensive rented billboard if he didn’t think he’d be getting bang for his buck.

I’m used to seeing Pepe used online as a symbol by white supremacists, racists, anti-LGBTQ hardliners, so-called “European chauvinists,” etc. They all know what it means, of course.

But if we’ve reached the point where Pepe is effective advertising on a billboard …

That’s a truly frightening reality.

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James Finn
James Finn

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James Finn is an LGBTQ columnist, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, an alumnus of Act Up NY, and an agented but unpublished novelist.

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