(September 14, 2011 at 3:58 pm)frankiej Wrote: I have just never seen the image that way... I just see it as an innocent image. But, people will interpret in another way...
I never ever even saw it connected to black people... I still only see it as a rather well designed character, but the fact that people abuse that character does sadden me.
It has a history in racist terms. I'm not surprised you didn't immediately grasp the connection, because its popularity as a " harmless toy " has wained over the decades since racism was more in-your-face than it is today.
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