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    31 month 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.

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      21 month 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.

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        21 month 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.

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          21 month 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.