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Libs going mask off.
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it's called dehumanization and we know where that leads to.
other might nowadays create similar depictions of other government heads that can also be considered shit bags and are involved in a war making that obvious.
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I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but I can see the argument that it's important to not dehumanise people like Putin, Hitler, and the rest, as these pure evil creatures. If we can't see them as nuanced people, with both wicked and decent sides to them, we'll lose the ability to recognise the next up and coming tyrant.
It's a difficult topic. Yes, there's harm in completely demonize a person or group of people, but at the same time, Putin is actively waging an unjust war murdering hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and his own people. Hardly a time to bring up his love of... whatever non-polarizing topics he cares for.
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with both wicked and decent sides to them
that isn't my point, if one of them had a decent side, i'd give a f. but they are human beings like you and me. i can only reiterate, we've seen that often enough and where this leads to.
there’s harm in completely demonize a person or group of people
particularly that it makes it more difficult to find a stable political solution to the underlying conflicts.
murdering hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and his own people.
luckily that's an exaggeration. it might apply to russian combatants though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#Casualties
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Oh no, sorry for dehumanizing a dude who actively wages war with human wave tactics. LMAO
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Chimping for dictators this morning?
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As long as it's not disparaging a group of people, I'm okay with a person being displayed as a funny monkey.
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Libs are going mask off today.
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Wow, that degree of blatant racism is a new low for this community.
So it's ok to be racist as long as it's against russians?
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Racism or other forms of discrimination apply to a protected class of people; any group sharing attributes beyond their control (bearing dark skin, a particular place of birth, a religion, etc)
Russians are a protected class. Vladimir Putin, the evil individual who ordered an unprovoked war on Ukraine causing thousands of innocent deaths, is not a protected class.
While I have seen racist uses of monkey imagery towards black people, never have I seen it towards Russians. In conclusion, there is strong implication that this meme targets the latter, not the former.
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While I have seen racist uses of monkey imagery towards black people, never have I seen it towards Russians.
Ever since Putin's invasion of Ukraine, German discourse at least was full of racist remarks on how russians basically have no culture, aren't even European, etc.
I'd argue that comparing people to Apes should be judged just like depicting people like squids/kraken (which is an antisemitic caricature).
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Yeah I'm with you. This is crossing a line for me too
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