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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Dasnap@lemmy.world to c/196

Don't stop tho it's funni

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[-] june@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

I just figured out the instance name lmao

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 51 points 2 years ago
[-] june@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I finally got my shark last week! Feels like I’ve officially joined the club after 2 years of being out lol

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

How did this post help you figure out the instance name? I don't see the connection

[-] june@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

The IKEA Blahaj shark is a trans/bi/gay plushy icon. The connection of the ‘gayest shit ever’ and ‘blahaj’ in the same meme did it for me.

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 4 points 2 years ago

i didn't know there was anything /to/ figure out and now i feel extra stupid. wtf are we talking about?

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Person below us posted a pic of some sharks around a table. That's a plushie that Ikea sells. Its name is blåhaj (swedish for blue shark).

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 6 points 2 years ago

i dont' feel **so** stupid now

[-] june@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

It’s def a bit of an open in-joke within the gay/trans/bi communities. I can’t recall how it came about but it was a whole-ass big thing a few years ago and now it’s just a part of the culture. Both me (trans non-binary) and my (trans-masc) roommate have one.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I didnt realize how far spread it was until I saw my friend had one. Thought it might just have been more of an online thing before.

[-] Olmai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's simply because the colors reminded someone of the trans flag (white and blue, with pink mouth) and it caught on

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