Comment on My thoughts on Hexbear. Posting as the megathread was locked.

• commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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

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  • GarbageShoot@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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    • commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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

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