Also, what’s a bit funny to me is they used the excuse of “homosexuality is a form of western colonialism”, but they’re taking notes directly from western far-right playbook here.
Bigotry is literally due to western colonialism in many places in the first place. How many instances of what used to be a cultures version of queer people were erased and demonized by colonizing nations in history?
A lot of cultures used to have third genders and even might have thought highly of them, having them be shamans or other prestigious positions
Priorities.
Also, what’s a bit funny to me is they used the excuse of “homosexuality is a form of western colonialism”, but they’re taking notes directly from western far-right playbook here.
Bigotry is literally due to western colonialism in many places in the first place. How many instances of what used to be a cultures version of queer people were erased and demonized by colonizing nations in history?
A lot of cultures used to have third genders and even might have thought highly of them, having them be shamans or other prestigious positions
And Russian playbook.
And my uncle Rickie’s playbook, oddly enough.