According to the Urban Dictionary “coconut” is slang for a person who’s brown in the outside and white on the inside. Could this meme campaign be a preemptive attempt to shield against that slur? Real question.
It was around since before there was even a hint Biden was dropping out, and I’ve mostly heard it used in a complimentary, or at least lightly-ironic, manner, so I don’t think it was made for that purpose.
That doesn’t mean it can’t serve that purpose, though.
According to the Urban Dictionary “coconut” is slang for a person who’s brown in the outside and white on the inside. Could this meme campaign be a preemptive attempt to shield against that slur? Real question.
It’s a reference to a speech she made, you don’t have to find some cryptic dark hidden meaning in it.
A pretty unremarkable speech. Yet for some reason, defining.
Ooh! That’s interesting. I’ve heard other terms such as Twinkie/banana, and of course I’ve been called Oreo more times than I can count!
Let them call her a coconut. Oreo-flavored coconut for all I care. All that matters is defeating Trump and the maggats.
It was around since before there was even a hint Biden was dropping out, and I’ve mostly heard it used in a complimentary, or at least lightly-ironic, manner, so I don’t think it was made for that purpose.
That doesn’t mean it can’t serve that purpose, though.
As someone who works in Trust & Safety I had the same thought. Desensitizing people to terms is important for defending vitriolic rhetoric.
I think it was just another way of saying “you weren’t born yesterday” i.e., you didn’t just fall out the tree yesterday.