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[โ€“] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (17 children)

Oh wow look how they made the black woman's in the "bad" panel have her naturally curly hair as a bad thing as opposed to the more "White" coded look she has in the first "good" panel.

It really fucks me off how white people just assume their way is normal and best and impose that on everyone else.

[rant incoming]

That commitment to the anglo ways even when it makes no sense is extremely evident in a place like the tropical north east of Australia, where instead of building to the conditions, they try to do everything the British way. British style houses that get dangerously hot in summer. Food that is hard to grow here (instead of taking advantage of the unique stuff that is found only here), Farming that requires tons of water be shipped to places in the fucking dessert because they insist on the same cattle from England/America instead of just farming the camels that do really well out there. Outdoor plastic products that last five seconds outside in the Aussie sun before they crumble. Stuff that isn't resistant to humidity and attracts black mould. British garden plants that literally can't grow here lmao why are you trying to grow raspberries and cottage flowers you insane crackers just plant a native grevillea or a tea tree instead they're beautiful and the wildlife loves them.

Basically what I'm saying is that I hate that additude of "There is only one good way to do things and that's the White British/American colonial way!" Stop trying to dominate the fucking land you weirdos it's not the 1800s we should know better now.

[โ€“] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I noticed the hair immediately too

[โ€“] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The hair thing is always so blatantly racist.

[โ€“] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Also wearing bell bottoms, gotta throw some shade at the hippies too as this was peak Vietnam protesting time too.

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