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minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoCould anyone explain to me the special relevance of the circled emoticons?
minus-squareREEEEvolution@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoSupports Ukraine and Palestine.
minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoGuessed UA but had no clue to the othet 3. Thanks
minus-squareRed_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoI think they put sunflower and watermelon there because those foods are part of a Ukrainian stereotype. Probably just tongue-in-cheek support for Ukraine, kinda like imagine a black activist putting “✊🍗➕🍉” in their bio.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoSunflower is kinda official flower symbol of Ukraine, so it’s not tongue-in-check, it’s straight up in face nationalist propaganda. Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbols_of_Ukraine
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThey support Palestine because they want Jews to die. They see it as Arabs killing Jews, and are overjoyed.
minus-squareCysioland@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWatermelon is a Palestine reference because of the flag
Could anyone explain to me the special relevance of the circled emoticons?
Supports Ukraine and Palestine.
Guessed UA but had no clue to the othet 3. Thanks
I think they put sunflower and watermelon there because those foods are part of a Ukrainian stereotype. Probably just tongue-in-cheek support for Ukraine, kinda like imagine a black activist putting “✊🍗➕🍉” in their bio.
Sunflower is kinda official flower symbol of Ukraine, so it’s not tongue-in-check, it’s straight up in face nationalist propaganda.
Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbols_of_Ukraine
They support Palestine because they want Jews to die. They see it as Arabs killing Jews, and are overjoyed.
Watermelon is a Palestine reference because of the flag