• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Ostanin was also convicted of offending the feelings of Christians with another off-colour joke he made about Jesus, which angered Orthodox nationalists.

    This is arguably the greater crime. Fuck off religious people, keep that shit to yourself and don’t bother others about it.

    Asked by the judge on Wednesday whether he understood his sentence, Ostanin said: “To hell with your judicial practice. No, I don’t.”

    This guy is a fucking badass. What a terrible shame. Hope he comes out on the other side in one piece.

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    Asked by the judge on Wednesday whether he understood his sentence, Ostanin said: “To hell with your judicial practice. No, I don’t.”

    What a chad.

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    Sorok Sorokov, a powerful Orthodox nationalist group, said many Russians had not understood that times had changed and that the state should tighten its control over such performances to stem what it called a general decline in moral values.

    “In recent years, comedians have often crossed red lines and made jokes about topics that are taboo in any normal society,” said Georgy Soldatov, director of the group’s human rights centre.

    “Human rights center”

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      One of the very first targets of Putin, while realizing his power, was a kids show that portrayed Putin himself as a not-so-smart villain. The comical character they made for Putin apparently caused Putin quite some distress.

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    I’ve seen this one. It’s great. At the same time as a revolution is fomenting he gets out of prison and gets elected president. It’s a classic.

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    Even though Russia pretends it isn’t, it is a country at war. Censorship is pretty normal during wartime.

    And making fun of disabled people isn’t okay. Whether the country is at war or not. Maybe not quite not-okay enough for prison. But I can’t say that I’m terribly upset