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Ebola-chan (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by mrsemi@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Ebola-chan is an Internet meme depicting a moe anthropomorphization of the Ebola virus and was popularized on 4chan amid the Western African Ebola epidemic.

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The meme's spread has been considered racist and has been attributed to increased mistrust between West Africans and medical professionals.

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