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.
How did this post help you figure out the instance name? I don’t see the connection
The IKEA Blahaj shark is a trans/bi/gay plushy icon. The connection of the ‘gayest shit ever’ and ‘blahaj’ in the same meme did it for me.
i didn’t know there was anything /to/ figure out and now i feel extra stupid. wtf are we talking about?
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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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.
It’s simply because the colors reminded someone of the trans flag (white and blue, with pink mouth) and it caught on