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][6]
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".[7] Whatever could that be a reference to?
Alexa estimates that RedPanels.com receives about 100,000-300,000 monthly sessions.[8] Its Facebook page has over 36,000 likes.[9]
MEIN FÜHRER!! I CAN DRAW!![edit]
The owner (who styles himself as "Red"[10]) seems reluctant to identify himself. RedPanels.com is registered with WhoIsGuard, which enables Red to list no personal information on his ICANN forms.[11] We at RationalWiki cannot imagine why a Nazi would prefer anonymity. The developer of RedPanels' Android app is Mike Carter (@devicroft_);[12][13][14] it is improbable that Red and Mike Carter are one and the same.[15]
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.[16]
Gallery[edit]
RedPanels' very first comic, drawn with only the finest Microsoft Paint. At least it's not as incoherently Nazi as its progeny.[17]
This is a real thing that really happens in real life.[20]
Look, I made a strawman cry![21]
Because electricity is a cultural thing! Oh wait, no it isn't.[22]
Better watch out for that creeping sharia![23]
Because apparently Islamic immigrants will assimilate us.[24]
Jew media?[25]
only Jews can oppose racism.[26]
Fear the Evil Jew and his blood libel![27]
What could those possibly mean?[30]
You feminists will be so unhappy when we replace you with anime body pillows![31]
It's a joke about her health, guys! Why aren't you laughing?[32]
Yes, Pepe is licking the GOP's ass.
Anime was a mistake.[33]
StoneToss[edit]
After being memed to death by antifascists, Red launched another online webcomic that is 10 times uglier, currently known as StoneToss.[34]
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://i.reddituploads.com/19f81722f386422f9d7106487287a75e?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=1974f9d675430559c768dca2dc9eedfe
- ↑ http://archive.is/n02pY
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/370/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/stylesheet88.css
- ↑ http://www.rank2traffic.com/redpanels.com/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/redpanelscomics/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/about_page.php
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://github.com/croft1/RedPanels/commits
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Red_Panels/status/803394380828704768[a w]
- ↑ “StoneToss” Tossed: Hans Kristian Graebener of Spring, TX
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/1/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/81/
- ↑ How Indians Defied Gravity and Achieved Success in Silicon Valley. Archived from Forbes, 15 October 2012.
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/48/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/331/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/130/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/148/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/68/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/328/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/169/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/101/
- ↑ Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled Nazi and White Nationalist Ideas Into The Mainstream, Buzzfeed
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/369/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/348/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/227/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/233/
- ↑ http://redpanels.com/230/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/StonetossIsANazi/comments/erugw6/one_nazi_two_webcomics_stonetoss_red_panels/