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minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·8 days agoTypeface nerd here. This person is referring to “chop suey” fonts. Fonts that were created by westerners to convey “Asian,” and they have a history of being used along side anti-Asian propaganda in the 1800’s / early 1900’s.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·8 days agoThanks, didn’t know what the font was called. Found this wikipedia article about it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton_font
Typeface nerd here.
This person is referring to “chop suey” fonts. Fonts that were created by westerners to convey “Asian,” and they have a history of being used along side anti-Asian propaganda in the 1800’s / early 1900’s.
Thanks, didn’t know what the font was called.
Found this wikipedia article about it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonton_font