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commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 10 months agoAlso the original was vastly more racist than even this shows, with comparisons of Obama and Xi to Tigger and Pooh. I’m sure 1 letter change can hint you at what was intended behind the other comparison
h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 10 months ago
ehhhh, come on guys. Let’s not do that. It was just that Obama and Xi walking next to each other looked like tigger and pooh.
commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 10 months ago
Convince me of that. Any 2 people of different heights look like Winnie and Tigger then, and they look like any other pair of people who walk together. Why that specific choice? I will not be easily convinced that a yellow bear with small eyes was chosen for any other reason than the racism, consciously or unconsciously, of the person making the comparison. I think Chinese people can take it back if they want, by talking about how Pooh is actually a positive goal of enjoyment/relaxedness or such, but that’s not what the comparisons are for.
And Tigger was a convenient addition to a horrible excuse for a joke. And that supports why that pair was chosen out of any pair
h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 10 months ago
My dude the people who made this meme originally were chinese internet users.
commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 10 months ago
I had read Hong Kong users (also Chinese but with other interests) who were anti-Xi, but maybe I’m incorrect. Then I would agree that it was originally less or not racist, but usage now cannot be removed from the racism