• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    But why do you see this post as racist? As I see it, it’s just acknowledging people’s skin color and pointing out a funny coincidence in regards to it.

    Is your interpretation that it implies white should be with white, black with black, asian with asian?

    • Joe Bidet@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      Well …

      • the image is based on noticing these people’s skin color in the first place, and making a joke out of them;
      • the analogy with the Rubik’s Cube means that there is something to “solve” there;
      • the last click in the Rubik’s Cube is a “perfect” state.

      So this image, due to people’s skin color, is one step away from a perfect state, where white people are with white people, black people with black people, etc… and should be “solved”?

      How can this be read otherwise? (honest question)

      • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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        2 years ago

        Mostly because it’s a meme, a.k.a. dumb humor. Memes generally don’t require intricate thought. And they are frequently on the level of “haha, funny coincidence”.

        Like, yeah, some people will read it the way that you did, but it’s not like anyone will get convinced of skin color segregation from this meme. And while I don’t exactly find the thought pleasant of some greasy racist feeling reassured by this shitty meme, it doesn’t take the “haha, funny coincidence” away from me.