If so, was it polled somewhere?

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      Things can undergo a transformation, just because the original usage might have been innocent. If something starts being used by white racists or western imperialists in a racist way, would ya look at that, it’s racist.

      Also, it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability. Like you are doing now.

      And this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril

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        You may be in different circles than me. In my circles, it is used to poke fun at Xi Jinping, not the Chinese people. It is a caricature, just as we draw caricature of our own politicians. Despite the CCP’s attempts, Westerners distinguish between race and state. Xi Jinping is not China and China is not Xi Jinping.

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          There are lot’s of ways to criticize a political figure or a government. But you choose the racist caricature.

          Back to point 2: it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability.

          But, at the end of the day, westerners imperialists love their orientalism and their covert racism.

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            You do realize the only reason why people keep sharing it is because of the Barbra Streisand effect. People loyal to Xi Jinping thought hate it, so people like me share it because it’s funny to see their reaction

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          You are saying an Asian person looks like a yellow cartoon bear. Can you not see how that implication is racist?

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          You may be in different circles than me.

          glad you finally understand communists and fascists don’t share circles.

          now choke to death, racist shitbag

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      And you realise that watermelons originated in Africa, right?

      You realise that the origin of something doesn’t determine the depictions of it supporting racist stereotypes, such as a vast array of disgustingly racist caricatures of black people eating watermelons isn’t absolved by the fact that watermelons originated in Africa, right?