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I interviewed Matt Furie in September 2016
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I interviewed Matt Furie in September 2016 with The Atlantic

I interviewed Matt Furie in September 2016 with The Atlantic

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I interviewed Matt Furie in September 2016
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with The Atlantic.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:50
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, animation, comedy
Production
Museum & Crane,Wavelength,XTR,ITVS,Independent Lens,Secret Sauce Media

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Movie Summary

Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
My impression of Furie was that he was very well intentioned, - Feels Good Man 00:11
My impression of Furie was that he was very well intentioned...
But around 2016, - Feels Good Man 00:08
But around 2016,
And then you've got people like Richard Spencer - Feels Good Man 00:04
And then you've got people like Richard Spencer
But the alt-right Pepe allows them - Feels Good Man 00:05
But the alt-right Pepe allows them
What they want is for you to be - Feels Good Man 00:08
What they want is for you to be
The point is to cause that kind of psychic anguish - Feels Good Man 00:06
The point is to cause that kind of psychic anguish
Basically alt-right is a big tent - Feels Good Man 00:10
Basically alt-right is a big tent
I remember I went to a taping of Sam Bee. - Feels Good Man 00:05
I remember I went to a taping of Sam Bee.
And she had a segment about Pepe the Frog. - Feels Good Man 00:05
And she had a segment about Pepe the Frog.
And I was like, "You know, - Feels Good Man 00:26
And I was like, "You know,
Well, these people are flooding the zone with shit - Feels Good Man 00:05
Well, these people are flooding the zone with shit
A lot of the KKK guys with their hats off - Feels Good Man 00:06
A lot of the KKK guys with their hats off
A conspiracy theorist like Alex Jones - Feels Good Man 00:13
A conspiracy theorist like Alex Jones
You are the leading presidential frontrunner - Feels Good Man 00:07
You are the leading presidential frontrunner
Trump frames his language - Feels Good Man 00:05
Trump frames his language
What happens when that mindset is adopted - Feels Good Man 00:04
What happens when that mindset is adopted
Instead of thinking of society - Feels Good Man 00:12
Instead of thinking of society
Then you start getting these ideas like, - Feels Good Man 00:10
Then you start getting these ideas like,
And so then you get these elaborate - Feels Good Man 00:07
And so then you get these elaborate
Uh, "Immigrants, they're the problem." - Feels Good Man 00:05
Uh, "Immigrants, they're the problem."