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got my blahaj a little harness so i can take her everywhere with me 💙 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/blahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can someone explain to a cishet old fart what the deal is with the soft toy? Don’t get me wrong they look sweet but what’s the meme I’m out of the loop on?

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

blahaj is trans icon

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guessed that given the context. What’s the origin story of the wee fluffy shark becoming an icon?

I’ve seen it on unixsocks before too.

[–] cowboycrustation@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Basically people noticed the colors of Blahaj were similar to that of the trans flag. They'd take funny pictures of Blahaj in weird places. After the meme took off, IKEA made a couple of references and leaned into it, which made it even more of an icon.

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah cool thanks. :) So Blahaj has been adopted and embraced. Is the name a classic IKEA thing?

[–] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 8 months ago

Yes, just like basically everything else IKEA sells, Blåhaj it's Swedish. Means "blue shark".