Posted on 08/18/2017 9:47:34 AM PDT by TigerClaws
An assistant principal was removed from his position at the Rodriguez Middle School in Denton, Texas after it was discovered he wrote a children’s book starring the controversial internet meme character Pepe the Frog.
In Eric Hauser’s 54-page illustrated story, titled The Adventures of Pepe and Pede, the anthropomorphic frog protagonist Pepe and his centipede friend Pede work together to rid their local swamp of the antagonist Alkah, a bearded alligator who has brought chaos to the entire Wishington Farm. To vanquish their deceitful foe, Pepe and Pede throw magical buds from their farm’s Honesty Tree, apparently red-pilling the alligator to death. An Illustration of Pepe and Pede Throwing Buds From the Honesty Tree at Alkah the Alligator Pepe and Pede throw buds from the Honesty Tree at Alkah the alligator. | (Credit: Post Hill Press)
Various internet memes associated with Trump supporters are also referenced in the book, including a cliff named “Kek” and a dedication to Hauser’s “fellow centipedes,” a nickname for users on the /r/The_Donald subreddit.
Following a backlash on social media from those who called his book’s protagonist a symbol of white supremacy, the Denton school district issued a statement announcing that Hauser would be reassigned due to his work becoming a “distraction.”
In an interview with Dallas Observer, Hauser denied having racist or white supremacist views, claiming he found Pepe to simply be a “lovable character” and that he had been labeled racist “in an attempt to silence conservatives.”
While initially self-published, the book was purchased by Post Hill Press after it began trending online. In an interview with the Associated Press, Post Hill Press publisher Anthony Ziccardi expressed surprise about the backlash to the book, blaming online efforts to “turn these characters into something they’re not.”
In the fallout of this bizarre controversy, one question remains unanswered: What effect will this have on the Rare Pepe market?
Liberals believe your civil rights end when they don’t like you!
Free speech is Islamophobic.
There is no free speech or thought in the USA. I hate those who fire people for thinking un PC thoughts. This is going too far, even for leftist nazis. It’s completely unacceptable. Too much.
Uh oh. I wouldn’t want to be that school or board member if they rile up the hackers.
A Judge lost his job for comparing the statue destroyers here to ISIS.
Seems like a legit comparison.
OMG, this is actually true...that this was some sort of satire...
Someone post the phone number of the school district? We could all call in support of the frog, and kek...and MAGA
Meanwhile, the left pushes sex and gender fluid books on children and that’s perfectly ok.
Funny how that works.
No one’s allowed to block them from constantly seeking new recruits, or even acknowledge that this is what they’re doing.
After we pull down the statues, let’s burn the books!
Is there a PDF of “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede”?
Denton Texas has 2 large universities that have undue influence over the city and school board. Considering the city’s industrial tax base. It’s home to Peterbilt Motors, has numerous fabrication shops and distribution centers for Aldi, Target and Winco.
Guess the board can’t handle honesty buds, either.
The intolerant Democrat Thug Party.
When will they learn not think outside the box.
Not that I know of.
Honesty buds don’t mature into road apples, do they?
If so the school board could use a load of them.
What specifically did they find offensive in the books? Honesty?
Wonder if the school has “Heather has Two Mommies” in the library.
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