Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported on 1 April that at least 100 men believed to be gay had been abducted in Russia’s Chechnya region and three had been killed, apparently as part of a coordinated homophobic campaign. Here are some relatable annoyed memes that just might help dissolve all. This is so true when you’re trying not hurt someone else’s feelings or you just don’t want to be rude. You know what else is slippery when wet 36) Memes are also funnier when you have a dirty mind. 35) These funny dirty memes are slippery when wet. It can be frustrating having to keep your emotions in check when you’re starting to get pretty annoyed. 34) Just found out people in censored don’t love each other. The Ministry of Justice website said the picture implies the “alleged nonstandard sexual orientation of the President of the Russian Federation.” It was banned by the Central District court of Tver, Central Russia in May 2016, along with other images uploaded to the Russian social media platform Vkontakte by defendant Aleksandr Tsvetkov. 25 Annoyed Memes For When You’re Really Irritated.
The image first appeared in response to a 2013 law banning “propaganda of homosexuality among minors”, a law which restricts human rights and has fuelled homophobia.
It emerged this week that the satirical image of President Putin in make-up – which carries the caption, “Putin voters… they say there are lots of them, but there aren’t any among the people I know” – has been added to the Ministry of Justice’s list of banned “extremist materials”. At the end of the survey, participants were offered a chance to participate in a drawing for one of three 35 gift certificates. “Rather than clamping down on political satire, the state should be using the machinery of justice to investigate the recent horrific reports of mass abduction, torture and killings of gay men in Chechnya.” “In its twisted definition of justice, the Russian authorities have chosen to use anti-extremism legislation to silence peaceful freedom of expression at a time when state-supported homophobia inspires violence across the country. ApRussian authorities ban Putin ‘gay clown’ meme but fail to investigate homophobic killingsĪfter the Russian government banned a digitally altered image depicting President Vladimir Putin wearing lipstick and mascara – widely reported in global media as a “gay clown” meme – Sergei Nikitin, Director of Amnesty International’s Moscow office, said: