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I don't understand why you feel the need to protect a head of state of another country from being parodied either. If you live in China where they teach you to obey the rules of the CCP, thank the CCP and Xi for everything they provide, and basically view Xi as a god, then yeah I can see why. But you live in a Democratic state. The government is supposed to serve YOU, not the other way around. Sure you can show the leader some respect if you want, but it doesn't mean everyone has to either. You don't live in China where you can't even make jokes about their leader.
Again, its a parody of Pooh, which is yellow. It has nothing to do with having yellow skin. If Pooh somehow is white/green/pink, that pic would be white/green/pink. You claim that it's racist against Asians in general, so I'm here to tell you as an Asian that it's not.
Americans are not using it in the same context you are talking about.
Racists co-opt things, this one was just easier to do than most
I see. Thanks I guess?
What are you thanking me for?