I feel stupid for asking, but how did the trans community decided that the giant shark Blajah will become their favourite plushie ?

I mean it looks awesome… but why that one ?

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I love this shark so mucch

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But you didn’t sign up at lemmy.blahaj.zone?

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i dont want to use too many resources on other servers. i can afford to host my own for me and a few friends and i used reddit enough so i figure ill get good value out of it idk

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If I remember correctly it became such a strong correlation that Ikea actually released/sold a blahaj in the trans flag colors.

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That’s the one, yeah

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It’s just cute, easy to cuddle, and in the colours of the trans flag

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I think it also helps that it wasn’t intentional. Nobody likes the obvious corp whoring for a quick cash grab.

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I never noticed that its actually the flag colors! It’s also available in every country with an Ikea, which is all of europe, north america, oceania and large parts of asia.

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I certainly see the blue, but where’s the pink exactly? The mouth maybe? Feels like a bit of a stretch

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they also make a pink one i think!

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Oh! That’s where the lemmy.blahaj.zone instance gets its name from? The more you know 🌠

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It’s actually one of thing which made my brain connect the dots and realize how widespread it was.

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In addition the colours matching the trans pride flag, I’ve heard people suggest that it’s because trans people (like sharks) are significantly less dangerous than the media portrays

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You know the funny thing is “blahaj” directly translates to “blue shark” in Swedish.

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How efficient

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Well, “blåhaj” to be precise

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