• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Would you get this upset about someone adding a beret and a baguette to a meme about France’s government?

    Or a sombrero on a meme about Mexico’s?

    A tartan bonnet on a meme about Scotland’s?

    A tyrolean hat on a meme about the German/Austrian governments?

    A fez on a meme about Turkey’s government?

    People add shit like this all the time. If you think there’s a racial hatred component to it then you need to re-evaluate yourself.

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      10 months ago

      Why not blackface on a meme about black people? It’s literally just that. These examples are literally just that.

      It seems silly but when you’re part of the ignored minorities such as Asians, Indians, or Arabs etc. and everyone thinks picking on you, on how you sound like, on what you wear will make for a good joke; it really makes you uncomfortable.

      Really, it’s not funny. It just makes us feel more ostracized.