• @daltotron
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    28 months ago

    yeah I think generally the reasoning around it being a racial insult is that winnie the pooh is yellow

    • @[email protected]
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      18 months ago

      Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?

      I only think of emojis, the Simpsons, and LEGO characters.

      • @daltotron
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        38 months ago

        Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?

        I mean yeah that’s a pretty infamous kind of racialized portrayal that you’ll see in like old propaganda cartoons or whatever.

      • @[email protected]
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        38 months ago

        While good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.

        • @[email protected]
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          28 months ago

          It’s because they’re both fat and have similar faces though. I never considered yellow. The Chinese use Pooh to make fun too. So I don’t think it actually meant racially.

          • @[email protected]
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            28 months ago

            Maybe so. For many Pepe was just a frog.

            I don’t find much value in those kinds of portrayals to begin with, so I have a pretty low bar for defending their use.

            • @[email protected]
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              28 months ago

              The only reason I use it is that it’s banned speech that is banned because it specifically hurts the feelings of a dictator enough to ban it. That is a huge plus for using Pooh Bear for me. Everyone should be able to call their leaders a shithead.