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Hey, new federated user from Hexbear here (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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Just curious how many of you are cool with this deeply racist image being the header for one of your comms

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[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't the meme originate from Chinese social media lol? A bit of a reach

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reposting this one again:

"Things can undergo a transformation, just because the original usage might have been innocent. If something starts being used by white racists or western imperialists in a racist way, would ya look at that, it’s racist.

Also, it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability. Like you are doing now.

And there are historical precedents of this kind of racism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril"

[–] blazera@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Also reposting

Could you demonstrate that transformation with other examples from here? Other asian people being compared to other yellow characters? Or has it remained specifically one person compared to one character?