this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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Fuck You In Particular

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People and things being comically singled out for insult or injury.

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[–] Forestial@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stupid bit of code but to call it RACISM is a bit much

[–] darq@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Racism doesn't require malice. Something can still be racist in effect, without intention.

But also the Tweet is probably tongue-in-cheek.

[–] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This has been happening for centuries though. Cao Cao mandated that first and last names needed to be at least 3 characters in all government forms. This move upset Lu Bu, which decided that war was the only way to settle the issue.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You mean Cao Cao advised the Emperor to mandate, right?

[–] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Ha. iirc he did have some level of sovereignty. But for such stupid throwaway comment, I admit I didn't actually remember much about what stage of his career overlapped with Lu Bu's...

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"200 soldiers were killed in the war and an additional 500000 people starved in the ensuing famine."