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    11 months ago

    I never understood the Winnie the Pooh jokes. They’re not funny and he’s a beloved character so I don’t get it…

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      10 months ago

      I think the meme started with a picture of Xi and Obama being compared with Winnie the Pooh (yellow asian) and Tigger (rhymes with ******). It’s always been racism.

      https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-comparisons

      I can understand if it was censored in China for becoming a fascist symbol for the color revolution, however, it seems to not be the case.

      https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d41544e31497a4d/index.html

      If a country would go out of their way to ban a cartoon character they wouldn’t have an article in the national news outlet about it. Unless they realized a bit later that banning Winnie the Pooh would be seen as very silly.

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        10 months ago

        Oh so just straight up lies and racism… racists get weirdly creative when it comes to their hatred… I don’t understand the thought process but that’s probably for the best.