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EleanorR

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6. From Business Insider

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 02:38 PM

Feb 2022

President Vladimir Putin quoted Soviet-era punk-rock lyrics about rape and necrophilia to demonstrate what Russia wants from Ukraine.

Putin made the comment in a press conference Monday following a five-hour meeting with Emmanuel Macron, in which the French president tried to convince Putin to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.

https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-macron-meeting-quote-obscene-lyrics-show-russia-ukraine-demands-2022-2

And Julia Davis is a columnist for the Daily Beast and respected Russian Media Analyst.

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Putin's use of crude language reveals a lot about his worldview [View all] FM123 Feb 2022 OP

Apparently it's from lyrics about necrophilia? EleanorR Feb 2022 #1

Revolting is right!!!! FM123 Feb 2022 #2

No, it's not. The phrase is used in the song. But "like it or not, _____, my beauty!" is a phrase WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #3

dont let facts spoil a good rant!! Or a Twitter "fact" lmao... WarGamer Feb 2022 #4

Don't get me wrong, it's a shitty phrase often used in bigoted contextst. But necrophilia? Lulz. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #5

From Business Insider EleanorR Feb 2022 #6

"Like it or not," etc., is as much a lyric about rape and necrophilia as "For Whom the Bell Tolls" WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #7