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    17 hours ago

    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.

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        16 hours ago

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

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            16 hours ago

            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.

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              16 hours ago

              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.

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                16 hours ago

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

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                  15 hours ago

                  I don’t think it’s likely that those were the intentions. They don’t visually stand out, yet the visual comparisons remain.

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                    15 hours ago

                    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.