Rendering Unto Caesar: An Absolut Russia‏

[sophia_sadek]

The recent efforts to boycott Russian vodka must come as good news to the Swedish competition. I can imagine an ad campaign where an Absolut Russia is judicially homophobic. The boycott also brings to mind an earlier event in US/Russian relations when people in the US responded to Soviet military action against a Korean airliner by spontaneously

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[root_fu]

I don't understand the basis for ruling against gays in russia.

Is it a sin to be gay in pussy riots place of origin?

Is it a political ploy aimed at earning brownie points from middle eastern countries who do not approve of the gays?

I doubt it has much to do with personal preference as it does russia's homosexual stance being a bargaining chip for other things.

[sophia_sadek]

Can you say "scapegoat?"

[root_fu]

Realy?

Couldn't they just blame immigrants like everyone else?

[sophia_sadek]

Gay immigrants get the double goat treatment.

[root_fu]

Bahh.