Comment on My thoughts on Hexbear. Posting as the megathread was locked.
commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 10 months agoConvince 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
GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 10 months ago
I think the origin was meant to be affectionate, and Xi is not just shorter but a bit more stocky while Obama is lanky, so it’s an exomorph/endomorph thing.
I disagree with the original usage because Obama is a monster, and the fucks using it in the anglosphere are using it because racists latched on to it and a certain racist caricature using Xi and the bear, but the original use was intended to be positive.
commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 10 months ago
I still don’t know if we will get a definitive answer without asking that original creator or the image and post (which was made for the post supposedly) about their politics and shit.
But I can agree to the rest yes. It could be charming if we’ll intended but it cannot be called that anymore