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• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yep, called after a Blahaj, an IKEA shark and a trans mascot

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  • daggermoon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    May I ask why the shark is a trans mascot? I’m genuinly curious.

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    • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It may have originated with trans people getting kicked out, shopping for cheap furniture, and then being pleasantly surprised to find a big soft friend at the furniture store - out of nowhere something fun and comforting appears just as they begin a new life.

      However, that’s speculation. It just sort of became a meme.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s light blue, white, and pink, which happens to match the colors of the trans flag.

      newsweek.com/how-ikea-shark-became-trans-icon-175…

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