Is The Overwatch League Banning Pepe The Frog and Other Offensive Memes? | Akshon Recap

Could Blizzard be taking a harsh stance against potentially offensive memes in the Overwatch League?

Sinatraa's birthday was last week and according to Slasher, the San Francisco Shock were requested by Blizzard to have the player take down the Pepe in a birthday hat tweet.

Sinatraa's follow up tweet informed the community that it had been taken down but thanked everyone for their positive comments.

According to Slasher, other players in the league have also been pressured into removing Pepe imagery from their social media

The Overwatch League features the best players in the world, including Dallas Fuel's Taimou, EFFECT, Seagull, Seoul Dynasty's Ryujehong, Miro, London Spitfire's Birdring, Profit, among others.

Music Credit

LAKEY INSPIRED - "Days Like These" LAKEY INSPIRED - "Too Bad"

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:27 Pepe The Frog Drama

1:36 Lizards Response

2:26 Context