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[–] LilDumpy 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hahahahaha

Daegu's conservative Mayor Hong Joon-pyo supported the motion for an injunction, which sought to ban the festival over claims large numbers of people on the streets would restrict local businesses.

Too many people buying stuff is bad for local businesses. Sounds like this Mayor is 'restricting local busniess'.

[–] Earnest 1 points 1 year ago

Everytime somethings wants to 'progress' Conservatives are always there to stop it from doing so. Be it the economy, human rights, labor laws, technology, etc. We might as well just be cavemen forever...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seoul: Love Wins

The rest of Korea: We don't do that here

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seoul doesn't do that either

Source: I live in Seoul, they cancelled the 2023 LGBT festival here too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah that sucks to hear! I always thought Seoul was more progressive than the rest of the country, but that's probably just marketing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Both my friends who I've brought it up to think it's a mental illness and disease respectively, and the latter is a nurse

[–] randon31415 1 points 1 year ago

"Leading to clashes with the police". I can't help thinking both sides showing up in the same outfit, and the one of them going: "Well one of us is going to have to change."

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