How did Ikea's Blajah became the symbol of the trans community ? (sh.itjust.works)

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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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[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

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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this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023

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