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Re:Update: iPhone Camera app did not replace person's head w... by phkahler on Friday December 31, 2021 @02:11PM (#29751393)
So to make it meme it gets abstracted to "some self absorbed busybody stirring up unnecessary trouble for other people" or something similar. Nothing really racist or sexist about it at that point is there?
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Re:Update: iPhone Camera app did not replace person's head w... by ratsmack on Friday December 31, 2021 @02:30PM (#29751623)
When we make every abstract thought racist, it weakens and renders the word "racist" into a casual meme, not unlike the name "karen".
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Re:Update: iPhone Camera app did not replace person's head w... by nerdponx on Friday December 31, 2021 @02:17PM (#29751453)
Its origins are "racist" and "sexist" in that the stereotype is specifically a white woman.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a little stereotyping: the only reason it's "bad" is that actual bigots ruin the fun, so to speak. If anything, I feel bad for people named Karen.

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