Furie tried to reclaim his character by killing pepe off and then crowdfunding a new pepe book, but in the meantime, eric hauser was hard at work, making pepe the hero of his selfpublished childrens book, the adventures of pepe and pede. In the book, pepe the frog and pede the centipede fight a bearded alligator named alkah and his minions, pink creatures that resemble women in burqas. Pepe the frog book profits will now go to a muslim. An assistant principal wrote a childrens book about altright mascot pepe the frog. The childrens book espoused racist, islamophobic and hatefilled themes, included allusions to the altright. Eric hauser with his book the adventures of pepe and pede. The adventures of pepe and pede, a childrens book based around thinly veiled altright themes, will cease publication at the behest of pepe. A new altright childrens book echoes nazi youth propaganda the book, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, is a thinlyveiled repackaging of white nationalist values. The adventures of pepe and pede gained widespread attention over its openly islamophobic content. Pepe the frog creator fights farright by donating book. Dallas ap a texas school district has removed an assistant principal from his post after he authored a childrens book whose central character is also a white supremacist symbol. Author of pepe the frog childrens book must give profits. Eric hausers first book features some universal themes. How a new altright childrens book echoes nazi propaganda.
Eric hauser selfpublished a book this summer, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, about a frog and centipede seeking truth and honesty against deceitful forces threatening their home, according to. The author clearly has a great understanding of feline psychology, as the reader sees a wonderous world through the eyes of pepe and his friends. An assistant principal wrote a childrens book about altright mascot. Attorneys representing the cartoons creator, matt furie, said in a statement on tuesday that the book, the adventures of pepe and pede, espoused racist, islamophobic and hatefilled themes.
The adventures of pepe and pede by eric hauser was a childrens book using the infamous pepe the frog meme drawn by cartoonist matt furie. Eric hauser, author of the adventures of pepe and pede, was removed from his position as assistant principal at rodriguez middle school on monday, denton isd said in a news release. Pepe the frog creator shut down racist childrens book. Amazon had briefly sold it but, as of late tuesday evening, the website no longer had the book available. Pepe and pede have one weapon to vanguish the gator. Pepe the frog creator gets altright kids book pulled. Texas school official removed over books supremacist symbol. The book, the adventures of pepe and pede, is about the frog and a centipede who fight to restore law and order. Cartoonist matt furie, the creator of pepe the frog, has taken legal action to shut down distribution of the childrens book the adventures of pepe and pede, according to wilmerhale, the. Pepe creator matt furie has reclaimed his funloving frog from an altright childrens book. Denton isd assistant principal pens childrens book. He said the book has since been picked up by a publisher. His book, the adventures of pepe and pede, was simply an attempt to impart conservative views a perspective hauser felt was lacking in childrens literature, he told the dallas morning news. Altright childrens book shelved for blatantly copying.
Eric hauser was removed from his role at rodriguez middle school in texas on monday after news of his picture book, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, spread on social media. Eric hauser, who has worked in the denton independent school district for more than 10 years, wrote the adventures of pepe and pede, a book he says has been picked up by a. Without context, the adventures of pepe and pede looks like a fairly standard childrens book. Pepe creator matt furie has reclaimed his funloving frog. The adventures of pepe and pede, post hill press the adventures of pepe and pede, a childrens book based around thinly veiled altright themes, will cease publication at the behest of pepe. As part of that settlement, hausers book will be pulled from shelves, and all profits from pepe and pede will go to the council on americanislamic relations cair. Cartoonist matt furie intended his pepe the frog character to be blissfully stoned and a peaceful frogdude. Pepe the frog cartoonist forces withdrawal of altright. Pepe the frog creator forces shutdown of hatefilled. There is no moral to the story or anything to learn.
This is a lovely book that takes the very young on wonderful adventures, with grandpa and his little dog pepe. Spoiler alerts ahead, but pepe and his centipede sidekick pede start the book ecstatic that the old farmer has left after eight years of oppression. Assistant principal defends pepe the frog childrens book without context, the adventures of pepe and pede looks like a fairly standard childrens book. Hausers book, which featured a character named pepe the frog, espoused racist, islamophobic and hate. The childrens book, released on amazon on august 1, tells the story of pepe the. A texas assistant principal wrote an altright childrens book vice. They encounter pepe helping others and making friends with other animals on the way. Lawyers acting for matt furie, creator of the character, reached a settlement with eric hauser, author of the adventures of pepe and pede, barring further sales of the book and compelling hauser.
Pepe the frog creator forces hatefilled book from sale. An assistant principal wrote a childrens book about alt. The book tells a wonderful story about an adventurous cat named pepe who sees and does more in his little lifetime than most humans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its cover features a smiling frog with its left arm around a friendly looking centipede, and its pages are filled with wishington farms anthropomorphic animals talking to each other. This summer, a texas school administrator, eric hauser, selfpublished a book, the adventures of pepe and pede, that chronicles the adventures of a. He published a book entitled the adventures of pepe and pede. Pepe the frog cartoonist stops distribution of childrens book. The adventures of grandpa and his little dog pepe volume 3. Pepe the frog creator halts distribution of childrens book. The cover of the adventures of pepe and pede by eric hauser post hill press. Selfpublished pepe the frog kids book is conservative but not altright, denton isd admin says eric hauser published the adventures of pepe and pede on amazon aug. Selfpublished pepe the frog kids book is conservative.
Hauser published the adventures of pepe and pede on amazon on aug. A local uproar over the book caused the denton independent school district to reassign hauser from his job as an assistant principal at rodriguez middle school. Texas assistant principal wrote a book about pepe the frog. Its unfortunate that an educator who has written a book that uplifts the virtues of truth and honesty has received such scrutiny. Selfpublished pepe the frog kids book is conservative but not alt. The adventures of pepe and pede by eric hauser goodreads. Hauser was a middle school assistant principal in texas, but resigned when details of his book became public.
Screenshot of the cover of the book the adventures of pepe and pede. Assistant principal defends pepe the frog childrens book. Eric hauser, author of the adventures of pepe and pede, wont be keeping any of the meager profits reaped from his book. Pepe the frog creator makes copyrightstealing childrens. The book is called the adventures of pepe and pede but its the symbolism behind those characters that has people talking. Man who created islamophobic childrens book with pepe the. Pepe the frog and his best friend centipede unite as one t. Continue reading creator of pepe book admits plagiarism, must donate profits to civil rights. On behalf of client and artist matt furie, the creator of pepe the frog, wilmerhale has enforced furies intellectual property rights to shut down distribution of eric hausers controversial childrens book the adventures of pepe and pede. A legal team representing matt furie, the cartoonist, said that the book, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, espoused racist, islamophobic.
Matt furie, who came up with pepe in the early 2000s as part of a comic series, exercised his intellectual property rights over the cartoon to stop the distribution of eric hausers book, the adventures of pepe and pede. The main bad guy is murdered, or melted if you think mud in the form of a bearded alligator can be killed, and your. Pepe the frog cartoonist forces withdrawal of altright childrens book this article is more than 2 years old. All profits from the adventures of pepe and pede a childrens book concerning the popular white supremacist symbol pepe the frog will go towards a muslimamerican advocacy group.
His latest victory is against eric hauser, author of an islamophobic book for kids called adventures of pepe and pede, which has a villainous bearded alligator named alkah, and. Pepe the frog creator blocks sale of islamophobic children. All sales of the book will come to a close and the entirety of its profits will go toward a. Assistant principal pens conservative childrens book. Texas assistant principal writes pepe the frog children. His book, the adventures of pepe and pede, was simply an attempt to impart conservative views a perspective hauser felt was lacking. A legal team representing matt furie, the cartoonist, said that the book, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, espoused racist, islamophobic and hatefilled themes, included allusions. At first, the adventures of pepe and pede seems innocuous. Altright childrens book proceeds will now go to council. Exdenton isd vice principal forced to give up pepe. As reported by motherboards matthew gault, the adventures of pepe and pede author eric hauser admitted to copying furies image, and the lawsuit was settled in a few days. Richly illustrated by nina khalova, this book is perfect for parents who want to teach their children the virtues of truth and honesty. The adventures of pepe and pede was released on aug.
Pepe the frog cartoonist stops distribution of childrens book the. While the watercolor work is good, this childrens book is full of thinly veiled antimuslim and patriotic imagery. The adventures of pepe and pede the adventures of pepe and pede by eric hauser author, nina khalova illustrator nov 7 2017 looking to pur. A childrens book called the adventures of pepe and pede, written by eric hauser and illustrated by nina khalova, is being kiboshed. Denton assistant principal under fire for writing children. Wilmerhale assists pepe the frog creator in enforcing ip. Buy the adventures of pepe and pede by hauser, eric isbn. A new altright childrens book echoes nazi youth propaganda. The book, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, is a thinlyveiled repackaging of white nationalist values. They fight an alligator named alkah to bring freedom back to wishington farm with buds from the honesty tree. Pepe the frog book profits will now go to a muslimamerican. Wtb book the adventures of pepe and pede stormfront. Pepe the frogs creator gets altright childrens book.
The adventures of pepe and pede which is still up on amazon, but listed as currently unavailable, and i dont suggest looking it up unless you want to absolutely destroy your site. Hauser, a former denton isd assistant principal, released his book. Eric hauser with denton isd recently selfpublished the adventures of pepe and pede, a childrens book with conservative themes. The book depicted a frog and some sort of centipede looking creature who fight an alligator named alkah. Eric hauser selfpublished a book this summer, titled the adventures of pepe and pede, about a frog and centipede seeking truth and honesty against deceitful forces threatening their home. Its cover features a smiling frog with its left arm around a. Texas vice principal removed for writing childrens book. His book, the adventures of pepe and pede, was simply an attempt to impart conservative views a perspective hauser felt was lacking in.
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