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minus-squareabraxas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoHonestly seeking explanation because this is new to me and I’m afraid to Google it. What is “winnie” a dogwhistle for? There’s too damn many conservative dogwhistles these days.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down5·10 months agoIt’s from a South Park episode. It isn’t racist, or at least it wasn’t, Hong Kong protesters and Tiwan use it regularly. It’s just making fun of Xi Jinping as an individual. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_in_China https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165504942/winnie-the-pooh-xi-jinping-china-film
minus-squareabraxas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoOh the Winnie the Pooh comic thing. I laughed at that, but didn’t realize it was turning into a bigger thing. Got it.
Honestly seeking explanation because this is new to me and I’m afraid to Google it. What is “winnie” a dogwhistle for?
There’s too damn many conservative dogwhistles these days.
It’s from a South Park episode. It isn’t racist, or at least it wasn’t, Hong Kong protesters and Tiwan use it regularly. It’s just making fun of Xi Jinping as an individual.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_in_China
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165504942/winnie-the-pooh-xi-jinping-china-film
Oh the Winnie the Pooh comic thing. I laughed at that, but didn’t realize it was turning into a bigger thing. Got it.