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minus-squaredaltotron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoyeah I think generally the reasoning around it being a racial insult is that winnie the pooh is yellow
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoAre Asians considered to be yellow or something? I only think of emojis, the Simpsons, and LEGO characters.
minus-squaredaltotron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago Are Asians considered to be yellow or something? I mean yeah that’s a pretty infamous kind of racialized portrayal that you’ll see in like old propaganda cartoons or whatever.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWhile good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.
yeah I think generally the reasoning around it being a racial insult is that winnie the pooh is yellow
Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?
I only think of emojis, the Simpsons, and LEGO characters.
I mean yeah that’s a pretty infamous kind of racialized portrayal that you’ll see in like old propaganda cartoons or whatever.
While good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.