It’s because they’re both fat and have similar faces though. I never considered yellow. The Chinese use Pooh to make fun too. So I don’t think it actually meant racially.
The only reason I use it is that it’s banned speech that is banned because it specifically hurts the feelings of a dictator enough to ban it. That is a huge plus for using Pooh Bear for me. Everyone should be able to call their leaders a shithead.
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.
While good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.
It’s because they’re both fat and have similar faces though. I never considered yellow. The Chinese use Pooh to make fun too. So I don’t think it actually meant racially.
Maybe so. For many Pepe was just a frog.
I don’t find much value in those kinds of portrayals to begin with, so I have a pretty low bar for defending their use.
The only reason I use it is that it’s banned speech that is banned because it specifically hurts the feelings of a dictator enough to ban it. That is a huge plus for using Pooh Bear for me. Everyone should be able to call their leaders a shithead.
I mean yeah that’s a pretty infamous kind of racialized portrayal that you’ll see in like old propaganda cartoons or whatever.