(Source)ah yes posting “le gay bad” memes in response to a dictator who made the lives of queer people in the country he controls an actual hell
go back to fuckin r/conservative with that shit
I’m pretty sure you misunderstood. Putin doesn’t like gays, so depicting him as one is bad. Doesn’t mean gays are bad
Most people understand that. But I don’t want to be associated with Putin even as a joke. Fuck him, he doesn’t deserve the honor of even being depicted as gay.
I’m not saying no one can make this joke, but it seems kinda lazy and relies too much on stereotypes to be funny imo
“OH my God. Putin is a man and so am I. I am so angry about this. Ahhhh.”
It’s not illegal to be a man anywhere in the world. There’s a deep sense of community with lgbt+ because it is, and has been, a struggle for most gay people. So when someone takes a photo of the very person who is discriminating against our community and makes it look like he’s a part of the community, it can hit a sore spot with some people.
Again, I’m not trying to tell people to stop and I get that some people see it differently. But every time I’ve seen someone post that image, someone will say how that image can be interpreted as being gay is a joke, or that saying someone is gay when they’re not is bad form. And everyone dog piles and mocks them or calls them sensitive, etc. I’m mostly disappointed that it’s the same here and most people don’t care to hear a different perspective
I’m tired of hearing people cry about being offended from every little thing. You’re literally being offended right now by a drag queen gay looking mockup of Putin, that Putin banned because it pisses him off. Grow some skin.
And there it is. I knew someone would say that. If you see me as a crying offended sjw with thin skin, then there’s no point in having this conversation. I laid out my differing perspective without being harsh or judgemental, all while feeling no offense.
Personally I’m tired of the right wing talking points that dismiss any different perspective as weak. I’m tired of communities like Lemmy becoming more divisive, with users seeing each other as enemies and not giving others the benefit of the doubt. I’m tired of typing out long comments that I put thought into, hoping people will respond like decent humans, and getting brain dead insults and defensive arguments.
I’ll make a deal with you, I’ll grow thicker skin if you grow some empathy.
It’s not “le gay bad”, but more-so the idea of turning Putin into a gay icon in direct opposition to his identity politics.
Also, yet unmentioned, Putin’s government BANNED use of that Putin in drag image because it hurt his sensitive ego.
Have they voted yet, or is 88% what they decided the result is going to be?
If he’s going to lie he should lie big, like his pal in North Korea. Tell everyone he won with 189% of the total votes. Nobody outside his cult is going to believe him either way.
Makes it easier for those liking Russia to pretend though. I think that’s the point.
It’s also polling for the government to give an idea of public sentiment.
“according to exit polls”
12% had an unfortunate accident after their exit poll.
Sure I can take exit poll comrade. But question first, why is poll conducted near vindow?
is for fresh air comrade. now please, take poll
88?? I can’t believe that, with all these candidates!!
The link wasn’t working but I found what I think is being shared.
Neo-Nazis also employ various number symbols:
18, code for Adolf Hitler. The number comes from the position of the letters in the alphabet: A = 1, H = 8.[11]
88, code for “Heil Hitler”, a phrase used in the Nazi salute.[12] Also used as a reference to the “88 Precepts”, a manifesto written by white supremacist David Lane.
14, from the Fourteen Words coined by David Lane: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”[13]
14 and 88 are sometimes combined with each other (i.e. 14/88, 8814, 1488).[14] They are also sometimes depicted on dice.[15]
when do you get to call a dictator a dictator? when he stops with the pretend elections?
I don’t think you have to wait.
When you have nothing left to gain from acting like their friend?
Depends on the flavor of leftism he or she supports.
12% of the population will fall from some window??
88? Only?
Managed Democracy carefully selected the best candidate for each citizen to vote for. According to the best algorithms.
Election, my arse 🤦🏻♂️
Isn’t this a failure? He didn’t have any real opposition, 88% is an abysmal result.
Say you’re a dictator without saying you’re a dictator
I just want to point out here that this is what many Trump voters are hoping for. If you’re a US citizen, please vote in November.
They’ve been pushing “both options suck so why bother” rhetoric really hard too. They know they can’t get people to vote for trump so their best bet is to get them not to vote
Australia solved this. We have to vote.
They also made it easy to vote - our main voting day is always a Saturday If you won’t be able to vote on that day for some reason, there are small polling places open for a couple of weeks ahead of that date.
88? He’s slipping!
The only surprise is that he hasn’t won by 187%.
This is stability that long-term planners appreciate.
