Griingo
February 28, 2015, 12:22pm
#421
Sweep_the_Leg:
This was posted by u/Pinwurm on Reddit the other day…actually it was in the subreddit “explain it like I’m 5.” The question was why Russia is so homophobic? Here’s his top rated response. Sums it up quite nicely I thought…Link for those that would like to read the whole thread.
Former russki here.
There are three main reasons why Russia is homophobic.
Russia is a country far from the forefront of modern psychology. It has historically viewed homosexuality to be a_psychological problem_, akin to disease. Russian mentality would dictate its easier to “lock these people up” than to unleash them into society. The mentality is deeply ingrained into the culture and language of Russia. Expressions such as, “йти в сумасшедший дом!” (get to a crazy house!) are very common and belittling when someone says something eccentric. This mentality creates a massive stigma against seeking help for psychological problems. It creates a culture of misunderstanding for the general populous, and a culture of fear for homosexuals.
World War 2. The Soviet Union lost 30% of its population due to World War 2 and suffered the heaviest causulties. It’s so bad that to this day, Belarus has never fully recovered. As part of a mass nationalistic campaign, citizens were encouraged to make BABIES for the good of the homeland! Homosexuals, not being able to reproduce, were seen as enemies of the state.
General ignorance. Outside of Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk - the HDI of Russia is on par with rural Mississippi. Isolation, poor education, poor access to information, poor people , etc, etc. This is a recipe for ignorance.
At the end of the day, Russia still faces many socio-economic struggles. This includes underpopulation and low growth. Putin and other top officials have made it a mission to distract the general public with such ignorances and persecute its own citizens. This is extremely shameful and backwards, considering the progress places like Moscow have made in terms of quality of life, education and freedoms. Disgraceful.
all valid points I’m sure but the crux is the fact that the culture can’t seem to distinguish homosexuality and paedophilia for whatever reason.
igor555
March 30, 2015, 12:14am
#422
igor555
November 19, 2015, 4:21am
#424
“To forgive the terrorists is up to god, to send them to him is up to me.”
-putin
igor555
December 15, 2015, 2:55pm
#426
Ah yes Ivan Russians are very adaptive … there is nothing that an ice cold bottle of vodka can’t cure and it’s the perfect perfect salve for getting through a life of desperation. As for Putin being a BSD lol … more like a thug!\
Oh and by the way … attributing the quote below to Putin as you have is utter nonsense! igor555 wrote:
“To forgive the terrorists is up to god, to send them to him is up to me.”
-putin
^ He may not have said that… but apparently this DID happen…
Joe Biden: I’m looking into your eyes, and I don’t think you have a soul
Putin: We understand one another
Ha! thats classic BSD
geo:
^ In his first meeting with Merkel, he brought his dog with him, knowing that Merkel was terrified of dogs after a childhood attack. Ballsy. And Putin made both the Queen and Pope wait for him after he showed up late to meetings. Again, BSD.
I didn’t believe this one so I looked it up. ROFL… look at that body language!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/11/26/putin-tiger-kills-15-goats-in-china/
Saw this story on another thread on here but felt it belonged in this thread.
ohai
December 15, 2015, 9:37pm
#434
There were “dead goats everywhere” with crushed skulls. Did not occur to me before, but the tigers did not eat the goats. They killed the goats for fun. Actually, kind of like normal cats would do…
geo
December 15, 2015, 9:45pm
#435
Yup. Not only a BSD, but an a-hole too.
krnyc2008:
FTFY
I think we just call that Russian
