Russia passes law banning gay 'propaganda'

[garbon]

So I heard gay bars are pouring out Russian vodka in protest.  TAKE THAT, PUTIN.

Poor Stoli.

[The Brain]

Oh noes they have to order more Russian vodka.

[derspiess]

Oh noes they have to order more Russian vodka.

And then pour it out.

[DGuller]

Today is VDV day in Russia.  VDV are Russian airborne troops.  My favorite Russian dashcam video site posted numerous videos of men in VDV uniforms celebrating the holiday by attempting to lynch gays, and getting into fights with police and SWAT protecting them.  You know you're a vile piece of shit when you make Russian police and Russian SWAT look good.  Russia is a very, very scary place these days.

[Sheilbh]

I've seen those videos and a few other videos and photos from Russia, as you say it's very scary.

Do the airborne troops know how homoerotic their uniforms look by the way? Were they designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier?

[garbon]

I'm avoiding viewing them. Not much good I think can come from me watching them.

[DGuller]

I've seen those videos and a few other videos and photos from Russia, as you say it's very scary.

Do the airborne troops know how homoerotic their uniforms look by the way? Were they designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier?

When you develop as terrifying a reputation as VDV guys, you can wear only thongs and still scare everyone into not noticing the silliness of it.

[fhdz]

Awful.

[Neil]

Guys, it's Russia.  It has always been terrible.

Besides, the only Russian gay we know is Martinus.  What if they're all like that?  Would the reaction of the various awful thugs be so unreasonable if they were reacting to constantly being tackled in the street for carrying their weapons with them?

[alfred russel]

They get the leadership they deserve.  A lot of the headline nasty things that Putin does are widely supported by the population.  It does seem to be a vicious circle, where fascist government raises people to think like fascists, and then people who think like fascists support fascist government, but now it's kinda late in the cycle to change anything.

I think some of the support of Putin is starting to crack. The younger generation in the cities has a more european outlook.

[DGuller]

They get the leadership they deserve.  A lot of the headline nasty things that Putin does are widely supported by the population.  It does seem to be a vicious circle, where fascist government raises people to think like fascists, and then people who think like fascists support fascist government, but now it's kinda late in the cycle to change anything.

I think some of the support of Putin is starting to crack. The younger generation in the cities has a more european outlook.

The young urban dwellers may be anti-Putin, but they still have ugly mindsets.  In Russia, "tolerantniy" is a sarcastic insult, and that is universal.  Can't really build a democracy where the whole concept of tolerance is mocked.

[Siege]

About time somebody did something about the Vast Gay Conspiracy.

[garbon]

Well one positive is that it got Wentworth Miller to come out as gay.

[Syt]

During the recent track & field world championships in Moscow, an athlete painted her fingernails the colors of the rainbow (like the gay pride flag). She was chastised by her sports federation that this might be considered a political statement which is not allowed under the contest's rules.

IIRC, the IOC has warned similarly that political actions by athletes during the Sochi 2014 games might lead to their being excluded from the contests.

[Eddie Teach]

Fight the power.