Well, I would not be so hasty. The current government is working with the far right, which has heavily critiqued this ad campaign. They have representatives calling flying the pride flag a sign of celebrating pedofiles, and have banned the flag on municipal properies. If their coallition wins this election, the far right will be running this country.
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Couldn't help but laugh at the juxtaposition of these soldiers being in full camouflage including face paint, while walking around holding up this giant rainbow-colored obliterator of stealth, lol
obliterator of stealth
Damn, I think I am going to steal this like as a compliment.
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is that cool or imperialistic pinkwashing?
Hardly imperialistic. Sweden's stance toward Finland and Norway has always been union rather than protectorate. Sweden did hurt its native population in the North and is still not doing a great job on that front, but imperialism is not the word you're looking for here.
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I'm too tired and too ADHDing for this article, but have fun:
not everyone is an imperialist like America dummy
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That's so fetch
Should have used the Navy rather than the Army.
Försvarsmakten (Swedish Armed Forces) is the umbrella the army, navy, air force, and home guard exist under.
Tack, but it was just a joke about sailors.
Har sjömän större chans att vara bögar eller? Är jag i fel yrke, månne?
Har sjömän större chans att vara bögar eller? Är jag i fel yrke, månne?
It was (is?) a long standing joke or inference that the US Navy attracts gay dudes. I've never looked to see where this came from because I never really cared, but it's there. The joke seems to be dying, thankfully.
It's less about attracting gay dudes and more about not having much choice (hence the saying, "it's not gay if you're underway")
Forlat, jag pratar inte svenska (this the only thing I remember how to say in Swedish, which is ironic because it's actually completely useless to use in conversation - every time I said it while I was there, people didn't know what to say next)
As the other poster said, it's just a joke - there's a stereotype about sailors finding comfort with each other while they're stuck on a boat in the middle of nowhere.
the army would never put gays in front line combat. it's established army doctrine that they're too precious.
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Weird, given how hard they intentionally make the process of getting HRT.
The defense is in charge of prescribing HRT?
I guess I could have been clearer, I meant Sweden as a whole makes it difficult to get HRT.
I'd rather have the option to join the armed forces than be banned from them like I am in the US.
Not with our current government. Try South Korea, they defeated their would-be dictator
The stars and the rainbow. Flags worth defending
woaw, so inclusive! now LGBTQ+ folk can also proudly die or become traumatized for the benefit of a handful of rich pedophiles! /s
🏳️⚧️: "Never thought I'd die fighting beside a Swede"
🇸🇪: "Oh no, you misunderstand. I'm sitting back in Malmo piloting the drones."
🏳️⚧️: "Well, fuck this then, I'm leaving."
🇸🇪: "So you just want Trump to win?!"
- When did any of that happen in Sweden?
- Oh no! Not actual equality! The horror!
It happens when Swedish soldiers go to foreign countries - Bosnia, Kosovo, or Afghanistan, for example.
I'm gay asf, my point is, FUCK WAR. Wars are for the elite pedophile club to send us working class people to die in for them to make more $$$.
Yes, fuck war in general. But also, fuck rolling over when fascists show up on your border.
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Somehow I highly doubt that ~~denmark~~ Sweden (as any capitalistic country) would not just throw queers under the bus with everyone else if it means securing capitalist interests (which is like the main reason for war)
This is a Swedish armed forces ad, what does Denmark have to do with it other than having been to war with Sweden a lot of times in the distant past?
All those Nordics look alike
Whoops, my mistake. I meant Sweden.
A cow person disliking swedes is a meme that writes itself.
Swede -> suede -> danish pastry better -> danish
Can't be added to make it :(
Bro wtf are you on about? Yes Sweden is capitalistic. So what. It can still hold up its values and protect Queer people.
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Rainbow-Nationalism?
Fucking right! Let's fucking go Sweden!!!!!!
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