RedPanels
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RedPanels was a racist, sexist, homophobic, islamophobic, and particularly antisemitic webcomic, which centered on bravely taking pot shots at absurd "liberal" strawmen.
It described itself as the "Red Pill in Webcomic Form"[1] and actively promoted the alt-right.[2] It came to some attention when Richard Spencer (a noted self-described "non-Nazi") tweeted a cartoon about how concentration camps started because people just wouldn't stop punching (totally-not-)Nazis.[3][4] RedPanels ended on February 2, 2017, citing monetary reasons; the last panel fittingly consisted of a Hitlergruß
given in deference to Trump and the Meme Nazis.[5]
The whole production is basically one, big neo-Nazi themed easter egg hunt — even Redpanel's CSS stylesheet just happens to be titled "stylesheet88.css".[6] Whatever could that be a reference to?
Alexa estimates that RedPanels.com receives about 100,000-300,000 monthly sessions. Its Facebook page has over 36,000 likes.[7]
MEIN FÜHRER!! I CAN DRAW!![edit]
The owner (who styles himself as "Red"[8]) seems reluctant to identify himself. RedPanels.com is registered with WhoIsGuard, which enables Red to list no personal information on his ICANN forms.[9] We at RationalWiki cannot imagine why a Nazi would prefer anonymity. The developer of RedPanels' Android app is Mike Carter (@devicroft_);[10][11] it is improbable that Red and Mike Carter are one and the same.
It was revealed in March 2024 that the artist behind RedPanels was Hans Kristian Graebener, and (as long suspected) he is also the author of the similar neo-Nazi webcomic StoneToss.[12]
Gallery[edit]
Because only businesses run by white men are successful. (In reality, Silicon Valley is dominated by immigrant entrepreneurs.)[13]
Look, I made a strawman cry![14]
Milo isn't a Nazi, because he says otherwise, and he definitely[15] isn't lying. Never ever.
You feminists will be so unhappy when we replace you with anime body pillows!
Yes, Pepe is licking the GOP's ass.
StoneToss[edit]
After being memed to death by antifascists, Red launched another online webcomic that is 10 times uglier, currently known as StoneToss.[16]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- RedPanels Website
- A less negative interpretation of its comics on Reddit
- A Facebook page of big smiles and small hearts.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/rss/redpanelsRSS.xml
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20170105044650/https://www.reddit.com/r/altright/comments/5irw39/ama_with_red_creator_of_redpanels/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/827239243214827520
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035642/https://i.reddituploads.com/19f81722f386422f9d7106487287a75e?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=1974f9d675430559c768dca2dc9eedfe
- ↑ http://archive.ph/n02pY
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/stylesheet88.css
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/redpanelscomics/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/about_page.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190610160540/https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=redpanels.com
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20170206224611/https://twitter.com/devicroft_/status/806518644272406529
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20170206224631/https:/twitter.com/devicroft_/status/803393660830285825
- ↑ “StoneToss” Tossed: Hans Kristian Graebener of Spring, TX
- ↑ How Indians Defied Gravity and Achieved Success in Silicon Valley. Archived from Forbes, 15 October 2012.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230606155627/http://redpanels.com/331/
- ↑ Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled Nazi and White Nationalist Ideas Into The Mainstream, Buzzfeed
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/StonetossIsANazi/comments/erugw6/one_nazi_two_webcomics_stonetoss_red_panels/