Reactionaries used the "we depicted Dubya as a monkey so it's not racist to depict Obama as a monkey since depicting presidents as monkeys is part of US political satire" excuse throughout his presidency. Just because the mayos don't see it doesn't mean that everyone else doesn't see it for what it is.
Famously, when you are trying to do racist asian caricatures, you make the eyes more circular.
Love y'all, but I really think the claim that this meme is racist is a huge stretch.
Humiliation and ridiculous caricature are not tactics unique to white racists. That's more reaching.
The meme being used by and useful to anti-communists in general and anti-Xi people in particular doesn't make it racist.
I'm not saying people should use it (mostly because I think it's cringe), but I also don't think it's racist and calling people who use it racist instead of just cringe looks unserious.
when you are trying to do racist asian caricatures, you make the eyes more circular.
I don't think this is true at all
