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Your SS14 Username: PinguinoBarre

Your Discord Username (only needed for Discord ban appeals): thepenguin98

Banning Admin's Username: Unknown

Role Ban, Server Ban, or Discord Ban: Discord Ban

Round ID (if applicable):

Reason for Ban: Offensive imagery

What lead up to the ban: I was banned shortly after sending a gif depicting a character making a particular facial expression followed by the image of the "Happy Merchant" so I imagine that was the reason.

Why you should be unbanned: I did not mean to show antisemitism or offend anyone by sending that.. I am GENUINELY sorry for this moment of stupidity, I sent the meme with the premise that the character was making a similar expression and not accounting for the stereotypical racist implications of the original image and will never post anything of the likes again. I hope this is sufficient to excuse my actions, as a person who does not judge anyone based on their cultural identity (I have friends of different cultures) and care quite a bit about my presence on funky .

With an Accept/Deny/Other vote of 1/11/0, the team has decided to deny this appeal.
With how widespread and well known of a racist caricature the image is, we find it dificult to have faith in you having been truly unaware of the implications of it. And even if that is the case, we urge you to be more mindful of looking into the images you choose to engage with and use. This is really not something we wish to see on Funky.