Zac Wood

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I already feel disgusted by the term “Watermelon Freaks”, despite not knowing what that is other than implied racist slang.

Jun 18, 2024 at 03:44 UTC

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Soupcan Steffans @soupcansteffans.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 03:54 UTC

People using watermelon emoji (🍉) as a symbol for Palestine because the colors match the flag. IIRC it started long ago (non-emoji) because of Israel banning the flag as hate speech or something along those lines

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 06:21 UTC

Before the Nakba, Palestine was famous for its watermelons. So when Israel banned display of the red, green, black & white Palestinian flag, images of watermelons became a substitute.

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