Pepe the Frog has been labelled an “online hate symbol” by the Anti-Defamation League, placing it with the swastika, Confederate flag, and the KKK’s burning cross.
The “alt-right” (a group that sits at the crossover of 4Chan and neo-nazism) has adopted the cartoon frog as an unofficial icon and white supremacist have added Trump hair to the frog as they endorse his candidacy.
Donald Trump Jr. has tweeted that he is ‘honored to be grouped with’ Pepe, proving the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
John Oliver Hits Trump’s Alicia Machado Rant and ‘Horrifying’ Views on Women’s Bodies
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John Oliver Hits Trump’s Alicia Machado Rant and ‘Horrifying’ Views on Women’s Bodies
The ‘Last Week Tonight’ host broke down Trump’s sexist treatment of the former Miss Universe – and women in general.
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Last week, John Oliver celebrated his long-awaited return to his HBO program Last Week Tonight with an extensive breakdown of how “dangerous” Donald Trump’s litany of scandals are – and far more damning than those of his opponent, Hillary Clinton.
The big story this week concerned Trump’s bizarre preoccupation with former 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado.
After getting steamrolled in the first presidential debate and making the bold claim that “I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament,” Trump went absolutely ballistic over Machado, who was invoked by Clinton during the debate as a prime example of Trump’s gross history of misogyny – with the Republican presidential candidate referring to the beauty queen as “Miss Piggy” in the past.
Oliver then cut to a 1997 interview with Trump and Machado, wherein Trump chided the Venezuelan stunner for gaining weight in front of her face, and then urged viewers of the program to participate in an online poll asking:
“Should a pageant titleholder be required to maintain her physical appearance during her reign?”
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