Is there anything good in Hexbear? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by DrPop@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The few conversations I've had there have been unproductive and inflammatory. While even in other instances when I've said something someone disagreed with they would at least support their statement. Also no one would tell me why the "Confused Unga Bunga" meme is racist but they keep accusing me of it. I'm all for open discussions but even the comments there are so angry and toxic.

Edit: I'm reading every comment and taking everything people said and considering all sides. My stance on the phrase has changed but I am still hesitant about giving hexbear a chance. I'll sleep on it though.

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[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

trump-anguish

[-] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Apparently it's not super great? I haven't noticed https://lemmy.ca/post/3532299

[-] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Extremely toxic shithole.

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Not that I’ve seen.

[-] spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Nope. There be trolls over there.

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yay another one of these threads. They sure are different from each other and provide substantive conversation.

[-] mashbooq@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Are you not aware that the confused Unga Bunga meme is based on a caricature of an Australian Aborigine, or do you not understand why the caricature is racist?

[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

According to knowyourmeme the dude in the meme is a neanderthal character from a movie.

"Unga bunga" was originally used in a cartoon in 1950 with a caricature of an Aboriginal Australian, and it's completely reasonable for someone to not know that. I didn't until you prompted me to go and research the meme.

The phrase seems to be nonsense babble - there's no way to deduce the Aboriginal Australian racism link from the movie image or caption, you have to actually research the backstory.

[-] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 2 points 1 year ago

In what sense is it based on an Australian Aborigine? The movie it's from is explicit that the character is a Neanderthal.

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