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Re:'Stupid,' 'shameful:' Tech workers on Y Combinator CEO Ga... by vidarh on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:00AM (#39226264)
Most people who see a Che t-shirt don't know who he was, only that his face shows up a lot.

The problem isn't referencing something or someone, but doing so expecting those on the receiving end to know the reference and not take it at face value.

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Re:'Stupid,' 'shameful:' Tech workers on Y Combinator CEO Ga... by mcv on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:33AM (#39226473)
Yeaj, I think there's a big difference between wearing Che's face, and posting a quote of Che where he ordered people to kill someone.

One, without context, is just a face. The other, without context, promotes murder. Context matters of course, but so does the actual quote itself without the context.

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