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Got to find a leftiest place. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Starshader@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Asians are depicted and referred to as yellow in racist caricatures.

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In OP's defense, is it possible that they were referencing the Xi as Winnie the Pooh meme? Pooh is in fact yellow and is ostensibly an animal.

I dunno, I wasn't there for the larger context, but it seems at least possible that this is what happened.

I will take my downvotes now.

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

"In their defense westerners love to share a meme about an Asian man being yellow. Maybe it's not racist. "

what-the-hell

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

That's why the meme is racist lol

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Hexbear at least does not have the ability to downvote

[–] Starshader@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That actually sucks and I do not agree with that.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you telling me you have never in your life heard the term "Yellow Peril"?

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

In other parts of the post OP claims to be the pinnacle of political understanding, yet is ignorant on very basic racist terminology used in our political history. Iconic.