Ugandan Knuckles isn't being used as a badge in the same way Pepe ultimately was by some, as a nod to white supremacism. But it's a controversial meme whose joke is wound up in racial stereotypes.

Ugandan Knuckles has been described as problematic and racist since its emergence on VRChat, but like Pepe the Frog, its origins weren’t based on hateful content.The design for the character ...

Ugandan Knuckles is a throwback to the early days of the anarchic messageboard 4chan, whose anonymous users gleefully raided multiplayer kids’ games.On the 8-bit children’s game Habbo Hotel ...

What Is VRChat, Who Is Ugandan Knuckles, and Why on Earth Do I Need to Know? A Guide for the Uninitiated. By Brian Feldman. Jan. 22, 2018. save d. Save this article to read it later.

This week, a Snapchat filter of the Ugandan Knuckles meme also debuted on the social network, made in Lens Studio. It boasted around 9000 points and 230 comments at the time of writing. Made the ...

Ugandan Knuckles has become, like Pepe the Frog, a “free speech” mascot for gamers who don’t want to worry about being called racist. The more people complain about Knuckles, ...

Ugandan Knuckles didn’t start out as the Ugandan Knuckles meme; the character is inspired by a goofy caricature of the echidna, who first made his appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.The weird ...

Ugandan Knuckles derives from the character Knuckles The Echidna, which appeared in Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in 1994. He’s called Knuckles because of the two knuckles on each of his hands, ...

For now, the Ugandan Knuckles meme appears to be going strong. But memes generally have a short shelf life and it may be only a matter of time until VR chatters move on to the next hilarious and ...