Oh sorry, I thought you were asking why I had the belief that it was censored, not what I thought the reason for it to be censored was. Ambiguous wording and all that. Apologies.
It’s likely censored because Xi Jinping finds it offensive. I had assumed this was because of Pooh’s weight, or his intelligence, or general mannerisms. It could be due to his color I suppose, but it’s not the only explanation. If that’s actually the reason it would be a lot more distasteful to refer to him as Pooh.
It’s my opinion that “mannerisms” don’t really hold much weight, same with “intelligence.” The remaining two are weight and color, and there’s absolutely nothing saying it can’t be both.
Asian people don’t actually visually look yellow, that’s just racist charicature. If the comparisons are purely visual then it would be about his weight, especially around his face.
And the comparisons aren’t necessarily only visual. Winnie the Pooh has a well-known personality and behaviors, and as a meme there isn’t necessarily a re-comparison being made every time it’s reposted. Note that Pooh images are more popular than any other comparisons, because it’s an existing meme.
I think you’re tying yourself into a logical pretzel here, are you going to tell me blackface isn’t racist because nearly nobody has that pure black use in minstrel shows? This seems like incredible displays of mental gymnastics, rather than taking occams razor.
No, not if, I asked you why.
Oh sorry, I thought you were asking why I had the belief that it was censored, not what I thought the reason for it to be censored was. Ambiguous wording and all that. Apologies.
It’s likely censored because Xi Jinping finds it offensive. I had assumed this was because of Pooh’s weight, or his intelligence, or general mannerisms. It could be due to his color I suppose, but it’s not the only explanation. If that’s actually the reason it would be a lot more distasteful to refer to him as Pooh.
It’s my opinion that “mannerisms” don’t really hold much weight, same with “intelligence.” The remaining two are weight and color, and there’s absolutely nothing saying it can’t be both.
You don’t think that it’s insulting to be compared to a goofy character with very low intelligence?
I don’t think it’s likely that those were the intentions. They don’t visually stand out, yet the visual comparisons remain.
Asian people don’t actually visually look yellow, that’s just racist charicature. If the comparisons are purely visual then it would be about his weight, especially around his face.
And the comparisons aren’t necessarily only visual. Winnie the Pooh has a well-known personality and behaviors, and as a meme there isn’t necessarily a re-comparison being made every time it’s reposted. Note that Pooh images are more popular than any other comparisons, because it’s an existing meme.
I think you’re tying yourself into a logical pretzel here, are you going to tell me blackface isn’t racist because nearly nobody has that pure black use in minstrel shows? This seems like incredible displays of mental gymnastics, rather than taking occams razor.
I don’t agree that racism is the simplest explanation. I could be wrong, but it isn’t how I’ve seen the image be used.
How have you seen the image being used in a manner that makes other explanations more likely?