nah you're not wrong for being cautious. i'm older internet so i am also used to them mostly being used by alt right groups
when i first joined communities that used them i was super hesitant at first for the same reasons. a few years ago pepe was already starting to be used by non alt-right groups so it was kind of a 50/50 on them being a shitter or not
i think it's fine to be cautious so long as you're not being rude to someone just because they use them (not saying you do this nonny)
at least take some comfort in knowing that a lot of the younger crowd especially who uses them are most likely not racist/etc. which is great bc it's what the original pepe creator probably wants, and pepe emojis are funny lol
Re: Saltmarsh
nah you're not wrong for being cautious. i'm older internet so i am also used to them mostly being used by alt right groups
when i first joined communities that used them i was super hesitant at first for the same reasons. a few years ago pepe was already starting to be used by non alt-right groups so it was kind of a 50/50 on them being a shitter or not
i think it's fine to be cautious so long as you're not being rude to someone just because they use them (not saying you do this nonny)
at least take some comfort in knowing that a lot of the younger crowd especially who uses them are most likely not racist/etc. which is great bc it's what the original pepe creator probably wants, and pepe emojis are funny lol