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    9 months 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).

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        9 months 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.

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          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.

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