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Blåhaj

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got my blahaj a little harness so i can take her everywhere with me 💙 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Blahaj is truly the best partner in gender terrorism

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can someone explain to a cishet old fart what the deal is with the soft toy? Don’t get me wrong they look sweet but what’s the meme I’m out of the loop on?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

blahaj is trans icon

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guessed that given the context. What’s the origin story of the wee fluffy shark becoming an icon?

I’ve seen it on unixsocks before too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Basically people noticed the colors of Blahaj were similar to that of the trans flag. They'd take funny pictures of Blahaj in weird places. After the meme took off, IKEA made a couple of references and leaned into it, which made it even more of an icon.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah cool thanks. :) So Blahaj has been adopted and embraced. Is the name a classic IKEA thing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, just like basically everything else IKEA sells, Blåhaj it's Swedish. Means "blue shark".