• daltotron@lemmy.world
    1·
    6 months ago

    yeah I think generally the reasoning around it being a racial insult is that winnie the pooh is yellow

    • lud@lemm.ee
      0·
      6 months ago

      Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?

      I only think of emojis, the Simpsons, and LEGO characters.

      • daltotron@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 months ago

        Are Asians considered to be yellow or something?

        I mean yeah that’s a pretty infamous kind of racialized portrayal that you’ll see in like old propaganda cartoons or whatever.

      • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        6 months ago

        While good on you, it is definitely a classic racist terminology. People who refer to Xi as Pooh should probably be aware of it.

        • 5in1k@lemm.ee
          2·
          6 months ago

          It’s because they’re both fat and have similar faces though. I never considered yellow. The Chinese use Pooh to make fun too. So I don’t think it actually meant racially.

          • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            6 months ago

            Maybe so. For many Pepe was just a frog.

            I don’t find much value in those kinds of portrayals to begin with, so I have a pretty low bar for defending their use.