Groyper

Groyper

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About

Groyper refers to an exploitable illustration of Pepe the Frog resting his chin on interlinked hands, variations of which are commonly used as profile avatars among the alt-right and new right on Twitter and the alternative social networking service WrongThink.

Additionally, Groypers (also known as Groyper Army) is the name of a group of far-right and alt-right nationalists and conservatives critical of the mainstream conservatism and led by political commentator Nicholas J. Fuentes.

Origin

The earliest known use of the word "Groyper" on 4chan was in a post submitted by user "Big Dog Groyper" to the /r9k/ board on February 28th, 2015.[3] The earliest known variation of the Pepe illustration was submitted to a thread on 4chan's /v/ board on March 25th, 2016 (shown below).[1] It is currently unclear when the illustration was given the name "Groyper."


Groyper the frog

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On May 31st, 2017, a 4chan user replied to a thread on /pol/ about Pepe the Frog, saying "Groyper is a toad. He's friends with Pepe" (shown below).


View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO IMG-20161116-212054 jpg, 32KB,924x499 Report Anonymous ID:htPTVoxo Wed 31 May 2017 01:28:07 No.127813716 Quoted By: >>127814659 >>127813426 Groyper is a toad. He's friends with Pepe.

On July 28th, YouTuber Savickas uploaded a video titled "Groyper Mesmerizes you to sleep." Redditor depressingmidget posted a variation of Groyper merged with the character Wojak to /r/wojak[2] (shown below, left). That month, the @that_groyper Twitter feed[4] was launched, which highlights exploitable variations of the illustration (shown below, middle, right). Over the next month, Twitter accounts appearing to post content in favor of the alt-right began using photoshop variations of the Pepe illustration as their profile avatar.[5][6][7][8][9]


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Groyper Army

Groypers or Groyper Army refers to a group of far-right and alt-right nationalists and conservatives led by political commentator Nicholas J. Fuentes who are critical of mainstream conservative groups and speakers due to them stepping away from values considered "true conservatism" by the Groypers.[10][11][12] Those targeted, mocked and/or trolled by the group include Ben Shapiro, Charlie Kirk, Dan Crenshaw, Trump Jr. and an American conservative nonprofit organization Turning Point USA.

The movement takes their name from the meme, with Groyper memes widely used by those associated with the group. Twitter accounts associated with the movement spawned several of notable memes, most notably Nordic Gamer. [13]

Groyper War

Groyper War refers to a series of undermining actions taken by the Groyper Army against an American conservative nonprofit organization Turning Point USA and mainstream conservatives.

On October 29th, 2019, a Turning Point USA event at the Ohio State University was sabotaged by a several attendees who asked Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk provocative, anti-Israel, racist and homophobic questions, including a question referencing Dancing Israelis. [14]



On the same day, Turning Point USA CCO Benny Johnson tweeted about the trolling questions (shown below, left),[15] with Groypers leader Nicholas J. Fuenters responding on Twitter (shown below, right).[16]


Benny @bennyjohnson There were a number of trolls who sabotaged the Q&A portion of tonight's @tpusa event. Many of the questions were abhorrent and were not asked in good faith. White nationalism and anti-gay hatred have no place in our movement. This is what the Left wants. It's time to Wake Up 7:12 PM - 29 Oct 2019 Nicholas J. Fuentes @NickJFuentes Turning Point is now making a concerted effort to slander all critics of their b------- fake conservatism as "extremist trolls." We are America First and you are being exposed for the sellout frauds you are. Benny @bennyjohnson There were a number of trolls who sabotaged the Q&A portion of tonight's @tpusa event Many of the questions were abhorrent and were not asked in good faith.... 8:38 PM - 29 Oct 2019

On October 30th, 2019, Twitter user @EdwardBChang made the first tweet referring to this and previous actions taken by Groypers against TPUSA as "Groyper War", with the tweet receiving over 60 retweets and 460 likes.[17] In the following days, more Twitter accounts associated with the movement made tweets referring to Groyper Army's actions against TSUPA as "Groyper War" including tweets by the movement leader Nicholas J. Fuentes.[18][19]


Battle Beagle @HarmlessYardDog Groyper War: Expectations over the next 14 days -More Deplatforming of the Right (Grifters will cheer) -The "Donor Class" will work the back channels to "Shut it Down" via the usual means -Expect a "Distraction Event" in the next couple of days to divert Groyper momentum 5:32 AM-31 Oct 2019 Nicholas J. Fuentes @NickJFuentes Charlie Kirk is trying very hard to play this cool in public but privately he is PANICKING desperately calling all of his allies to join in the smear campaign against me and the America First students. The Groyper War is taking a big toll on this organization, they are cracking! 3:51 PM - 2 Nov 2019

In the following weeks, Groyper Army members employed trolling at more conservative events, including Donald Trump, Jr's event at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Dan Crenshaw's event at the Arizona State University.[10]

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Dr. Cave Johnson
Dr. Cave Johnson

Ethno-nationalism is stupid in most countries, but I find it especially baffling when people try to apply it in the U.S. It's one of the most ethnically and racially diverse countries in the world, and has been so effectively since its inception. The presence and contributions of racial/ethnic minorities to the broader culture is a defining feature of America, not a threat to it. The only thing really threatening America are the people who are trying to destroy this fundamental aspect of its history and culture in a vain attempt to recreate a version of the country that never existed in the first place.

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