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    2 days ago

    The meme isn’t even playing on his ethnicity in any way. It’s mocking his weight and unearned position of power.

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        I think you mean “remotely”, not inherently. And yes, it is. Are you familiar with the South Park character of Cartman?

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          No, I don’t; no, it isn’t; yes, I am.

          It could by association be mocking his weight, but that is clearly not the inherent focus of the image macro; it is comparing Dear Leader to the character with his entitled attitude exemplified in S2E4.

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            “Inherently” is stronger than “by association”, so what’s with the “even” qualifier before “inherently”? Using “even” makes it sound like you’re going to follow it up with a word that connotes a weak tie (like “remotely”), and say it doesn’t “even” have that weak tie. It’s like saying “I didn’t even get a 100 on that exam.” Confusing use of language.

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              Not really. I was attempting to specifically highlight the point about weight, e.g., “it’s not even that.”