▲ 207 ▼ Suddenly seeing more hexbear posts. Did we re-federate with them? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 3 years ago by jacaw@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works 1206 comments fedilink hide all child comments If so, was it polled somewhere?
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) Do you have a link* to the thread? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago (1 child) does a mini mean a link? https://hexbear.net/post/458637?scrollToComments=false should also tell you a lot why there are hexbears who are immediately assuming bad faith, y'all are federated with some dogshit people, its why I voted against it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) y'all are federated with some dogshit people Such as? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 24 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Can someone else tag in on this answer? I'm too lazy to the good contextpost I saw the other day a and I don't have the energy to articulate it myself rn wait I just realized, literally click the link and read about what our problems were in the thread where the whole instance gave their opinions on the problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (9 children) Also this is the second comment which of these options will allow me to go back to posting about how much I hate my fellow crackers? Death to America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bakzik@hexbear.net 34 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago Find the lie permalink fedilink source parent [+] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 29 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Egon@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Seems like most of them either don't like that we have an anti-lemmygrad community (which, honestly, TIL), or they don't like that we have a noncredibledefense community. Basically we have a couple anti-communist communities. That's the only reasons I saw in that thread that were actually related to our instance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) My reservation was specifically that the MeanwhileOnGrad comm has a charicature of Xi Jinping where his skin is colorized to be yellow. I think that turning an Asian person's skin yellow as a charicature is racist, and I felt that allowing that on a comm reflected poorly on the instance. I don't mind that people hold different views from us (as many on lemm.ee and lemmy.ml do), but we don't tolerate racism or bigotry. Despite that, I did vote to federate, in part because it's such a small comm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Thank you, those communities aren't very serious so I didn't even think of that. Users on the lemmygrad screenshot community do seem to be spending too much energy on something they dislike but that's up to them. Better they have a place to contain it. As for the other, I'm still not sure I really understand it, but it doesn't seem like anything worth hating an entire instance over. ETA: those are communities hosted here though, that's nothing to do with our federation policies. I guess their silence speaks volumes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago here https://hexbear.net/post/458637 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago (1 child) does a mini mean a link? https://hexbear.net/post/458637?scrollToComments=false should also tell you a lot why there are hexbears who are immediately assuming bad faith, y'all are federated with some dogshit people, its why I voted against it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) y'all are federated with some dogshit people Such as? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 24 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Can someone else tag in on this answer? I'm too lazy to the good contextpost I saw the other day a and I don't have the energy to articulate it myself rn wait I just realized, literally click the link and read about what our problems were in the thread where the whole instance gave their opinions on the problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (9 children) Also this is the second comment which of these options will allow me to go back to posting about how much I hate my fellow crackers? Death to America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bakzik@hexbear.net 34 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago Find the lie permalink fedilink source parent [+] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 29 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Egon@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Seems like most of them either don't like that we have an anti-lemmygrad community (which, honestly, TIL), or they don't like that we have a noncredibledefense community. Basically we have a couple anti-communist communities. That's the only reasons I saw in that thread that were actually related to our instance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) My reservation was specifically that the MeanwhileOnGrad comm has a charicature of Xi Jinping where his skin is colorized to be yellow. I think that turning an Asian person's skin yellow as a charicature is racist, and I felt that allowing that on a comm reflected poorly on the instance. I don't mind that people hold different views from us (as many on lemm.ee and lemmy.ml do), but we don't tolerate racism or bigotry. Despite that, I did vote to federate, in part because it's such a small comm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Thank you, those communities aren't very serious so I didn't even think of that. Users on the lemmygrad screenshot community do seem to be spending too much energy on something they dislike but that's up to them. Better they have a place to contain it. As for the other, I'm still not sure I really understand it, but it doesn't seem like anything worth hating an entire instance over. ETA: those are communities hosted here though, that's nothing to do with our federation policies. I guess their silence speaks volumes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) y'all are federated with some dogshit people Such as? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 24 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Can someone else tag in on this answer? I'm too lazy to the good contextpost I saw the other day a and I don't have the energy to articulate it myself rn wait I just realized, literally click the link and read about what our problems were in the thread where the whole instance gave their opinions on the problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (9 children) Also this is the second comment which of these options will allow me to go back to posting about how much I hate my fellow crackers? Death to America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bakzik@hexbear.net 34 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago Find the lie permalink fedilink source parent [+] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 29 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Egon@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Seems like most of them either don't like that we have an anti-lemmygrad community (which, honestly, TIL), or they don't like that we have a noncredibledefense community. Basically we have a couple anti-communist communities. That's the only reasons I saw in that thread that were actually related to our instance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) My reservation was specifically that the MeanwhileOnGrad comm has a charicature of Xi Jinping where his skin is colorized to be yellow. I think that turning an Asian person's skin yellow as a charicature is racist, and I felt that allowing that on a comm reflected poorly on the instance. I don't mind that people hold different views from us (as many on lemm.ee and lemmy.ml do), but we don't tolerate racism or bigotry. Despite that, I did vote to federate, in part because it's such a small comm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Thank you, those communities aren't very serious so I didn't even think of that. Users on the lemmygrad screenshot community do seem to be spending too much energy on something they dislike but that's up to them. Better they have a place to contain it. As for the other, I'm still not sure I really understand it, but it doesn't seem like anything worth hating an entire instance over. ETA: those are communities hosted here though, that's nothing to do with our federation policies. I guess their silence speaks volumes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 24 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Can someone else tag in on this answer? I'm too lazy to the good contextpost I saw the other day a and I don't have the energy to articulate it myself rn wait I just realized, literally click the link and read about what our problems were in the thread where the whole instance gave their opinions on the problems permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (9 children) Also this is the second comment which of these options will allow me to go back to posting about how much I hate my fellow crackers? Death to America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bakzik@hexbear.net 34 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago Find the lie permalink fedilink source parent [+] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 29 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Egon@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (9 children) Also this is the second comment which of these options will allow me to go back to posting about how much I hate my fellow crackers? Death to America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bakzik@hexbear.net 34 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago Find the lie permalink fedilink source parent [+] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 29 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Egon@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 37 points 3 years ago It was a good one! Death to America permalink fedilink source parent
[+] uralsolo@hexbear.net 32 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) Seems like most of them either don't like that we have an anti-lemmygrad community (which, honestly, TIL), or they don't like that we have a noncredibledefense community. Basically we have a couple anti-communist communities. That's the only reasons I saw in that thread that were actually related to our instance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) My reservation was specifically that the MeanwhileOnGrad comm has a charicature of Xi Jinping where his skin is colorized to be yellow. I think that turning an Asian person's skin yellow as a charicature is racist, and I felt that allowing that on a comm reflected poorly on the instance. I don't mind that people hold different views from us (as many on lemm.ee and lemmy.ml do), but we don't tolerate racism or bigotry. Despite that, I did vote to federate, in part because it's such a small comm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Thank you, those communities aren't very serious so I didn't even think of that. Users on the lemmygrad screenshot community do seem to be spending too much energy on something they dislike but that's up to them. Better they have a place to contain it. As for the other, I'm still not sure I really understand it, but it doesn't seem like anything worth hating an entire instance over. ETA: those are communities hosted here though, that's nothing to do with our federation policies. I guess their silence speaks volumes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago (1 child) My reservation was specifically that the MeanwhileOnGrad comm has a charicature of Xi Jinping where his skin is colorized to be yellow. I think that turning an Asian person's skin yellow as a charicature is racist, and I felt that allowing that on a comm reflected poorly on the instance. I don't mind that people hold different views from us (as many on lemm.ee and lemmy.ml do), but we don't tolerate racism or bigotry. Despite that, I did vote to federate, in part because it's such a small comm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) While not a subscriber to that community, I'm 99% certain that's merely to enhance the Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. Yes, upon reflection, them depicting an Asian person as yellow isn't great, but I think the majority will see it just as Pooh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) While the comparison to Pooh originates from a meme in China, many of us would argue that the comparison in general has racist connotations especially when used in the West, and that that image is a perfect illustration of why we think that. We'd also say that the Pooh story has been exaggerated pretty wildly, along with many redditor memes about China. Rumors can get out of control sometimes, especially when people get dismissed for fact-checking and accused of being bots or paid agents, and so on. Winnie the Pooh isn't banned in China, as some might believe, and it's pretty easy to verify that by looking at the website for Shanghai Disneyland or searching "Pooh" on any Chinese platform such as baidu.com or weibo.cn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Pooh may not be banned, but some gifs get intercepted on Wechat and that's enough to be notable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Winnie the Pooh comparisons he notoriously hates. This is such a reddit urban myth, in reality I'd be surprised if he's even aware of the comparison. Also "it's not racist to depict him as yellow, because it's referencing another instance of us depicting him as yellow" doesn't make it better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) Thank you, those communities aren't very serious so I didn't even think of that. Users on the lemmygrad screenshot community do seem to be spending too much energy on something they dislike but that's up to them. Better they have a place to contain it. As for the other, I'm still not sure I really understand it, but it doesn't seem like anything worth hating an entire instance over. ETA: those are communities hosted here though, that's nothing to do with our federation policies. I guess their silence speaks volumes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Non-credible defense is pretty much just NATO- aligned defense/military memes. I could absolutely see some finding it offensive if the Russian/Chinese/Non-NATO military being competent and having good hardware is important to them. But yeah, your edit was my point- I didn't see anyone talking about who we're federated with. Most of the people that voted no just didn't want to federate with anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago here https://hexbear.net/post/458637 permalink fedilink source parent