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[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They really need to stop devaluing the meaning of the word "racism."

Equating the life of individual privilege that the leader of an autocratic nation lives with an oppressed minority is despicable. Even from the (completely dishonest) position that leaders like Kim Jong Un are actively making their countries better, there's no perspective that allows one to depict someone in such a position of power as suffering akin to the murdered and marginalized communities that genuine victims of racism have to suffer through.

We hate Kim Jong Un because he's a fascist, narcissistic piece of shit, warping the narrative in his own country to justify living a life of luxury while his people suffer. Race has nothing to do with it.

[–] starik@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The meme isn’t even playing on his ethnicity in any way. It’s mocking his weight and unearned position of power.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not even inherently mocking his weight.

[–] starik@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you mean “remotely”, not inherently. And yes, it is. Are you familiar with the South Park character of Cartman?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No, I don't; no, it isn't; yes, I am.

It could by association be mocking his weight, but that is clearly not the inherent focus of the image macro; it is comparing Dear Leader to the character with his entitled attitude exemplified in S2E4.

[–] starik@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“Inherently” is stronger than “by association”, so what’s with the “even” qualifier before “inherently”? Using “even” makes it sound like you’re going to follow it up with a word that connotes a weak tie (like “remotely”), and say it doesn’t “even” have that weak tie. It’s like saying “I didn’t even get a 100 on that exam.” Confusing use of language.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not really. I was attempting to specifically highlight the point about weight, e.g., "it's not even that."

[–] starik@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Like valley girls’ way of using “not even”? Ok, I hadn’t considered that. I guess that works.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Sure. I'm a valley girl.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao at the bottom comment

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 days ago

Yay, first time I got featured in one of these!

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago

When you're so far beyond sniffing your own farts you eagerly sniff others.