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Xi as Winnie the Pooh is racist (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/memes@lemmygrad.ml
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[–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Huh, never even thought about him being yellow, I always thought the joke was he was fat and stubby (and I guess oh-so-cuddly)?

Plus it's not a good meme so much as he Streisand Effect'd the shit out of it. Like, the shiiiiit out of it...

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  • [+] -14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's not deliberate

    Your point is mentioned by the meme.

    (But I disagree with the meme. Saying you are not allowed to satirically compare asians with characters that happen to be yellow is a problematic statement in itself.)

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Except that centuries ago the Europeans decided to start the Yellow Peril campaign to strip Asians of their humanity by calling them the 'yellow danger', which still has its effects today. Other than being a yellow bear there is nothing noteworthy comparing Xi to Winnie. Do better. Would it be okay for you to satirically compare black people with characters that 'happen to be black'?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The comparison stems from the general physique and perceived mannerisms that supposedly match between the two. I'm not sure the colour was an original part of the meme anyway. The origin was that image of Xi and Obama walking alongside each other, with the drawing of Pooh and Tigger to show how similar of an image it was. Xi was not coloured yellow in those earlier images, that started after the CCP cracked down on those memes.

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