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Hey, new federated user from Hexbear here (hexbear.net)

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Just curious how many of you are cool with this deeply racist image being the header for one of your comms

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[–] blazera@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are bears a common racist stereotype for asians? I havent seen it

[–] harmonea@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's specific to Xi Jinping. Chinese memelords started it in ~2013, and the country's censors were so offended by it that the Streisand Effect kicked in.