The image is a meme featuring a tweet and a comic strip.   1. Tweet: The user "Themperor Kennedy" comments, "Whenever I see '88' in a username," followed by emojis. This sets up the context for the joke.  2. Comic Strip:    - Top Panel: A drawing of a goose asking, "Hey! WERE YOU BORN IN 1988?"    - Bottom Panel: The goose, now aggressive, chases a person, demanding, "WERE YOU BORN IN 1988 motherf*cker?”
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Which is exactly why they’re called dog whistles. It’s so only certain people (the ones in the know) are able to find the true message. The entire point is to signal solidarity and find like-minded bigots, without exposing yourself. Because they know that if they just come out and blatantly say it, they’ll face a lot of backlash. So instead, they hide behind dog whistles.

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