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Chat, is saying "stop sucking putin's dick" homophobic?

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dicks are irrelevant here, dissing Russia or China will get you banned on .ml

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Seems they won't ban you for dissing the governments, they're too chickenshit for that. They'll ban you for either "misinfo" (not aligning with kremlin talking points) or cultural insensitivity, in this case - mods explicitly arguing user's statement is homophobia.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

It's the same game conservatives like to play. They've setup their rules such that whenever they WANT to silence someone, they can find a justification that fits for it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's funny because their news community is full of the same Tankies spewing disinformation in the comments, even insulting people. But the mods actively ignore that when you report it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Always has been... that's how you check who rules them ;)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Can I join the club?

[–] PugJesus 10 points 2 weeks ago

"We don't support Russia!" - MLs when called out on supporting Russia

"Russia isn't a fascist dictatorship!" - MLs every other moment of their lives.