I wonder: is this some weird (translation) mishap the seller hasn’t noticed yet or is it intentional.

  • CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    There’s no way it’s intentional. If you’re not familiar with the phrase “white power” in a racist context, the product description is perfectly accurate and reasonable. It took me a few seconds to figure out the problem, so if someone is unfamiliar then there’s no way they’ll identify the problem.

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      I had no clue what the problem was until you pointed it out. I’m so tired of people purposefully misreading shit to make it seem bad.

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        I mean, I was saying it could be a mishap from someone who doesn’t know / think of these two words ambiguous meanings - and I think this is what happened here. I have made the reaction in the meme so dramatic to underline that I strongly oppose the white supremacy movement and not that I oppose the product / seller / brand.

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          Could they have used a comma? Probably but it’s a item description… It’s white… A power adapter… Get the fuck over yourself…

          Stop looking for hate, like you ever stop to think that’s the problem as much as the other side of things?

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      Thank you for telling me what the problem was here. I was thinking about “office” and “home” in the same sentence and that didn’t make so much sence to me