Alt-Right Obsession With Hydration

Pacific Standard INSIDE THE ALT-RIGHT'S BIZARRE OBSESSION WITH HYDRATION Although research debunks white supremacists' claims about the benefits of hydration like the myth that it improves your complexion, water drinking has been a staple trope of American racists since the days of segregated drinking fountains. EMILY MOON · MAY 05, 2019

A sad-looking Pepe the Frog in a blue shirt drinks from a glass beneath a satirical article about the alt-right’s supposed obsession with hydration. The joke parodies news articles and racist pseudo-scientific claims by absurdly presenting ordinary water drinking as a white supremacist fixation, referencing segregated drinking fountains. EN: A sad-looking Pepe the Frog in a blue shirt drinks from a glass beneath a satirical article about the alt-right’s supposed obsession with hydration. The joke parodies news articles and racist pseudo-scientific claims by absurdly presenting ordinary water drinking as a white supremacist fixation, referencing segregated drinking fountains.

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