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• Estiar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You realize that this picture originated from Chinese social media right?

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  • Bakzik@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Things can undergo a transformation, just because the original usage might have been innocent. If something starts being used by white racists or western imperialist 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.

    Also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril

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    • Estiar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You may be in different circles than me. In my circles, it is used to poke fun at Xi Jinping, not the Chinese people. It is a caricature, just as we draw caricature of our own politicians. Despite the CCP’s attempts, Westerners distinguish between race and state. Xi Jinping is not China and China is not Xi Jinping.

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      • Bakzik@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        There are lot’s of ways to criticize a political figure or a government. But you choose the racist caricature.

        Back to point 2: it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability.

        But, at the end of the day, westerners imperialists love their orientalism and their covert racism.

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      • Kuori@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You may be in different circles than me.

        glad you finally understand communists and fascists don’t share circles.

        now choke to death, racist shitbag

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  • ReadFanon@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    And you realise that watermelons originated in Africa, right?

    You realise that the origin of something doesn’t determine the depictions of it supporting racist stereotypes, such as a vast array of disgustingly racist caricatures of black people eating watermelons isn’t absolved by the fact that it originated in Africa, right?

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