I don't usually look a gift horse in the mouth
Thank you, dear Anonymous who sent me an virtual Livejournal gift. I hope it was done with the best intentions, because receiving a button stating I Love Moscow feels more than a little bit ironic at the moment. I'm not feeling the love myself for a couple of reasons.
I do love the city for its wonderful architecture and I'm sure a lot of the people who live there are lovely, but since the implementation of the most recent Russian anti-gay law, for me it's synonymous for homophobia.
I'm also feeling hostile towards the town because of Moscow hosting the Miss Universe pageant, as I cringe at that type of competition.
Thirdly -on a petty, personal level- I'm pissed off because Panic! at the Disco chose to cancel their sold-out concert in Antwerp in favor of a performance at said beauty-contest. I sure hope Brendon remembers to NOT flirt with Dallon on stage, because that could be perceived as promoting homo-sexuality and that could get him arrested.
So, yeah, I'm experiencing lots of not so mixed feelings. That's why the irony of the gift did manage to make me giggle. Thanks for that:) I would however appreciate it if you could let me know you're not part of the Russian overlords who control Livejournal and used the gift to mark me as a potential threat for wanting kids to have access to supportgroups if needed.
You can respond to this post anonymously if you wish. This is still a safe space as far as I'm concerned. *hugs*
For more information on the issues mentioned above, check out the LGBT rights in Russia page at Wikipedia.
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I do love the city for its wonderful architecture and I'm sure a lot of the people who live there are lovely, but since the implementation of the most recent Russian anti-gay law, for me it's synonymous for homophobia.
I'm also feeling hostile towards the town because of Moscow hosting the Miss Universe pageant, as I cringe at that type of competition.
Thirdly -on a petty, personal level- I'm pissed off because Panic! at the Disco chose to cancel their sold-out concert in Antwerp in favor of a performance at said beauty-contest. I sure hope Brendon remembers to NOT flirt with Dallon on stage, because that could be perceived as promoting homo-sexuality and that could get him arrested.
So, yeah, I'm experiencing lots of not so mixed feelings. That's why the irony of the gift did manage to make me giggle. Thanks for that:) I would however appreciate it if you could let me know you're not part of the Russian overlords who control Livejournal and used the gift to mark me as a potential threat for wanting kids to have access to supportgroups if needed.
You can respond to this post anonymously if you wish. This is still a safe space as far as I'm concerned. *hugs*
For more information on the issues mentioned above, check out the LGBT rights in Russia page at Wikipedia.
Crossposted from http://beelikej.dreamwidth.org/424604.html [
comments]