Hmm, yeah makes sense.

His shirt being red referencing the PRC is actually a great non-racist visual connection. And of course they wouldn’t suddenly switch to another caricature; the meme is Pooh, so that’s what they’re going to use.

No. Like I said, I think your explanation could also make sense. It’s just not the assumption that I made.

Ok

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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.

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.

Both are true. What’s your point?

You don’t think that it’s insulting to be compared to a goofy character with very low intelligence?

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.

I mean, the US has that too. My point is that a nation being rich really doesn’t prevent having those businesses or using them for child labor at all.

We can test whether it is, go on rednote right now and post about winnie the pooh and get back to me

A great way to get people to understand is to insult them. That always works well

So is the US, and we still have farms, small businesses, and small factories

Pooh having yellow fur is entirely irrelevant to any usage I’ve seen. I don’t think anyone is using it in a racist manner and if you examing its usage I think you’ll agree that it wouldn’t make sense for that to be the primary motivator; it’s posted because it’s censored, not for any racial motivation.

Can you provide evidence for that claim?

It certainly doesn’t signal credibility

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If you starve to death because you voted for Trump, it’s your own damn fault