• Ancient_Egg_57@lemmygrad.mlM
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    3 days ago

    I wanted to quickly bring something up about this meme because I received a report mentioning how this meme format could have racist undertones.

    Without additional information, I would assume the report was referring to the way the two top figures are represented, which could be read as echoing old antisemitic caricatures (like the exaggerated and crooked noses).

    I am confident that it was not OP intention to spread any bigotry by sharing this meme.

    The main reason I’m bringing this up is not to personally attack OP of course, but because as Marxists we all have a responsibility to sharpen our awareness and help each other grow. And this seemed like a good chance for us to reflect on how the dominant (liberal) culture and its sense of humor can carry hidden or more subtle messages, and how we can resist them to build stronger class unity by practising critical media literacy so we don’t accidentally reproduce reactionary tropes