Well, as JucheBot noticed le average redditor instantly connected the dots so i would say it's purposeful by and for those kind of people. For all we know it might be made by some shit like Serpentza or some local colonized lib. Their numerous presence is confirmed even in China. Also i don't think i like the suggestion that Chinese don't know english.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Le average redditor is probably a native English speaker

Also i don't think i like the suggestion that Chinese don't know english.

"Knowing English" and "making subtle references that only work if everyone thinks of a cartoon character's English name" are very different things. I assume that most people seeing Tigger will think of whatever his name is in their native language, regardless of how many languages they speak. You generally don't cycle through different words in every language you know every time you see an image looking to find a pun.

It's possible but it's a really big stretch. It's definitely not the main thing to be criticizing when people are painting an Asian person's skin yellow.