Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election with 88% of the vote, early results show - eviltoast
  • GeneralVincent@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Again, I understand the point is that he doesn’t like the image. My point is that there is more than one way to interpret the image, and they’re not all positive. And when some one points that out, they’re downvoted and mocked.

    I say it’s lazy because I’ve been hearing people call straight people gay since elementary school. To piss them off. I don’t see how this is much different even if the intent was to criticize his homophobia. The effect is still the same

    • beardown@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      Also makes your question how accepted LGBT people actually are in the West, even among “liberals”, if this is what they think an insult is.

      It reads as “Being gay is fine and good so long as you support our positions; but the minute you start opposing us, we will use your sexual identity as a weapon against you. Remember that.”