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I'm calling out the government for wasting funds and using literal slave labor... and you're more concerned that I edited their traditional headdress into the picture.
It's a fair point. Racist caricatures are racist to people beyond the government. It's not okay
Would you get this upset about someone adding a beret and a baguette to a meme about France's government?
Or a sombrero on a meme about Mexico's?
A tartan bonnet on a meme about Scotland's?
A tyrolean hat on a meme about the German/Austrian governments?
A fez on a meme about Turkey's government?
People add shit like this all the time. If you think there's a racial hatred component to it then you need to re-evaluate yourself.
For some reason the sombrero seems maybe a teeny bit racist.