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smirking merchant
meme \ t'hə 'smərkiNG 'mər-chənt \
: an antisemitic cartoon portraying a Jew based on stereotypes and tropes
WHY IT’S ANTISEMITIC:
Visually, the smirking merchant cartoon, also known as the happy merchant meme, relies heavily on derogatory Jewish stereotypes — a large hooked nose, a scheming smirk and pose, frizzy hair, and grimy beard (see Jewish features).
![Facebook post saying "They burned a big mosque the same day. That's how you get two other groups to hate each other. You attack each of them. This makes each think the other attacked him. I wonder who would want Christians and Muslims to hate each other. Must be someone who will profit from the situation" With a picture of the "smirking merchant" with "evil scheming smile, hooked nose, signifies greed" marked up in red](/sites/default/files/inline-images/TranslateHate_Web-SmirkingMerchant-Inline_0.png)
As the most popular antisemitic image online, the smirking merchant is also used to symbolize both traditional and modern-day tropes, including Jewish control over the world, Jewish greed, Holocaust denial, and a general blame for white supremacy hot topics like “race-mixing,” feminism, and the LGBTQ community.
While originally created as part of a racist and antisemitic cartoon, the smirking merchant joined other bigoted memes — e.g., antisemitic versions of trollface and Pepe the frog (see Pepe the frog) — on popular, far-right sites like 4chan, 8kun (previously 8chan), and Gab.
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