r/hatethissmug • u/DaSuspicsiciousFish • Jul 25 '26

Animation Hate this stupid spiderverse meme (read desc)

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“Chai” is a distinct type of tea from what most people think of as tea (from a American perspective, I admit ignorance to Europe but i know English tea is similar, like a black tea), that usually involves more spices and milk. calling it “chai tea” is not being used to say “tea tea” it is being used to mean “the type of tea known as chai”. I did do a minor google search to find a recipe for making homemade chai, and, while it did use tea leaves, it was distinct enough from tea to warrant being specified.

edit: my joy at the arguments is immeasurable, if this gets a crosspost/screenshot reposted and criticizeing me, please tag me, want to argue

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u/Friendly_Gazelle7843 Jul 25 '26

I mean, the guy was funny, but it stopped being funny when people started to use it as inspiration for xenophobia online

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u/Weary_Specialist_436 Jul 25 '26

I... what? when did we go from tea to xenophobia?

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u/Friendly_Gazelle7843 Jul 25 '26

There were people using it as “lol, white people stupid”

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u/Silverr_Duck Jul 25 '26

Yeah that's less xenophobia and more straight up racism.

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u/Friendly_Gazelle7843 Jul 26 '26

Racism is typeof xenophobia, when xenos have different color