• FunkyStuff [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    Well the joke is that the NOI (Nation of Islam) is more or less a cult (that also does good organizing work sometimes) teaches that white people were created by the scientist Yakub. He is depicted as a black man with a really huge forehead that kind of splits into 2 lobes, which is objectively a really funny image so it attracts a ton of memes. The issue is, since NOI is a Black organization, a lot of online racists use their ridiculous beliefs as a cudgel to push anti-black racism. That kind of behavior even ended up rearing its head on Hexbear, so the mods have banned Yakubposting.

      • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        waltuh

        Here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna enjoy the moment, have a little fun with it, enjoy your upbears. Then you're gonna check the site in 2 hours and your post is gonna be removed. You're gonna keep posting as usual, Someone asks you what you think about white devils, you just smile and nod. You can have another shot, make another good post. But you're not gonna talk about Yakub again.