• 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.