• Omega_Haxors
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      11 months ago

      Did you ever stop to consider that a big yellow bear might be a little bit of a racist caricature?

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        11 months ago

        Did you ever stop to consider that cracking down on a silly caricature using government censorship is oppressive and that’s why people keep doing it rather than ascribing racial stereotypes to a cartoon bear?

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      11 months ago

      I never understood the Winnie the Pooh jokes. They’re not funny and he’s a beloved character so I don’t get it…

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        11 months ago

        I think the meme started with a picture of Xi and Obama being compared with Winnie the Pooh (yellow asian) and Tigger (rhymes with ******). It’s always been racism.

        https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-comparisons

        I can understand if it was censored in China for becoming a fascist symbol for the color revolution, however, it seems to not be the case.

        https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d41544e31497a4d/index.html

        If a country would go out of their way to ban a cartoon character they wouldn’t have an article in the national news outlet about it. Unless they realized a bit later that banning Winnie the Pooh would be seen as very silly.

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          11 months ago

          Oh so just straight up lies and racism… racists get weirdly creative when it comes to their hatred… I don’t understand the thought process but that’s probably for the best.