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Cake day: September 12th, 2023

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  • As someone who said that very response many, many times, it’s sometimes useful to remember that some people can’t say the same thing. You didn’t “just do what anyone else would” in that situation. Some people did die. You didn’t. You are strong and capable. Your resilence matters and it’s the reason you are here today instead of the alternative.






  • It’s weird to see. Like I get worrying about politics going on now and making jokes about it to cope, but this seems detached from that. It seems like making posts to spite some nebulous pro-China boogie man that I haven’t run into or easily ignored, but it’s posted in a place where that issue doesn’t exist. I just can’t tell who it’s for.

    Though, I don’t really care for the “post this cat repeatedly” joke either. Maybe I’m just old now.


  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule of Winnie!
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    1 month ago

    I’ve absolutely seen shitstains find out someone is Chinese then start posting or replying to them with Winnie the Pooh content or memes. I bet the original joke was meant to be specific, but when I see people use it in response to someone talking about China or being Chinese in general, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

    Like, Pepe the frog wasn’t intended to be an image associated with bigotry and the artist themselves has denounced it full-throatedly. That doesn’t mean it isn’t used as a dog whistle for racists.

    Shitty people are gonna be shitty, I realize, but I think broad sweeping generalizations in either direction aren’t useful.