irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoX88B88 is the word "voodoo" with a reflection.message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1622arrow-down115
arrow-up1607arrow-down1message-squareX88B88 is the word "voodoo" with a reflection.irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareOmgboom@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up40·10 days agoI would use this as a gamer tag but I’m afraid people would think it’s Nazi related with the two “88’s”
minus-squaregon [he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 days agoUnless your name is AryanWarrior1488 I doubt anyone would bat an eye.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoYeah, it’s the nature of dog whistles but 88 is the only one I remember. Even so I’d probably assume birth year and think nothing of it, but I understand the concern.
minus-squaregon [he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoYeah, it’s totally understandable to be worried, in general. It’s not exactly ideal to be perceived as a racist.
minus-squareHemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoI was thinking it would make a great book title for a novel about an underground cult of Voodoo practicing Nazis.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 days agoThe Loa aren’t going to be providing a gateway to Nazis. Those folks have their own gods
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·10 days agoPeople were born in '88, unless someone’s throwing up other red flags that alone doesn’t raise suspicion
I would use this as a gamer tag but I’m afraid people would think it’s Nazi related with the two “88’s”
Unless your name is AryanWarrior1488 I doubt anyone would bat an eye.
Yeah, it’s the nature of dog whistles but 88 is the only one I remember. Even so I’d probably assume birth year and think nothing of it, but I understand the concern.
Yeah, it’s totally understandable to be worried, in general. It’s not exactly ideal to be perceived as a racist.
I was thinking it would make a great book title for a novel about an underground cult of Voodoo practicing Nazis.
The Loa aren’t going to be providing a gateway to Nazis. Those folks have their own gods
People were born in '88, unless someone’s throwing up other red flags that alone doesn’t raise suspicion
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