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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If a post is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Be nice. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements to private messages.
  7. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Soo, are "watermelon people" people who really like watermelon, black Americans, or Oompa Loompas because their skin is kinda like the flesh and the hair is the rind? Or fat folk who wear stripey green onesies

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 28 points 3 months ago

I thought it was Palestinians, but now that I think about it there's no way your average American racist can make that connection.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Green on the outside, red on the inside?

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

If overheating or very sunburnt aha

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Hold on. Wait. I'm sorry... are there yellow watermelons? Since when?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I first had one over 30 years ago from a guy selling fruit from the back of his pickup truck at a campground I was staying at. It was the most amazing watermelon I've ever eaten.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Apparently they exist! I just thought someone scattered a honeydew in the mix. Link

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

No. But I like where you’re going with it.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I honestly don't know the answer (though between your options, I give better odds to a single one, even having no idea how they relate)...

But I want to say, all power to us, people who love watermelons!

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Unfortunately it's this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_stereotype

Edit: On a more positive note, while I knew about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_as_a_Palestinian_symbol I did NOT know about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_watermelon

Watermelons are quite versatile, it seems.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Or gay/queer/trans?