• daltotron@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    yeah I think generally the reasoning around it being a racial insult is that winnie the pooh is yellow

    • lud@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?

      I only think of emojis, the Simpsons, and LEGO characters.

      • daltotron@lemmy.world
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        6 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.

      • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        While good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.