Elton John wants to visit with Putin to talk about gay rights - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Elton john says he is travelling to Russia in November where he hopes to speak to the Russian President Vladimir Putin about gay rights. In an interview with Sky News the singer said that he felt that “globally we seem to have gone backwards in certain areas”. He said that he has always been an advocate for those who have had their human rights taken away from them. Talk “I will fight for peoples’ rights… for anyone whose rights are taken away from them, I will try and fight them,” he said. I am going to Russia in November and I will try and meet Putin and I will try and talk to him. I don’t know what good it will do. He said that he wants to “build a bridge” saying “it is no good putting up a wall and saying I am not talking to these people. The only way anything gets solved is by talking to people”.[/QUOTE] [url]https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elton-john-wants-visit-putin-talk-gay-rights-153119526.html#Q2Trvdi[/url] Comment are a goldmine. My personal favourite: [QUOTE]What about my rights not to have some pudgy faced fruit telling me what Jesus thought about gays . Just so you know Elton I was a good friend of Christ and I can tell you without doubt he most certainly did not approve of gay marriage or gays sorry to disappoint you but looking on the bright side I am sure Mr Putin will have a nice cell waiting for you when you try promoting your deviant ways in his country good luck bottoms up[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]What about my rights not to have some pudgy faced fruit telling me what Jesus thought about gays.[/QUOTE] I thought Jesus never said anything about homosexuality?

[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;45253749]I thought Jesus never said anything about homosexuality?[/QUOTE] You forgot the part where he claimed he knew jesus personally :v:

Elton John paying a visit to Putin? Putin can claim he's not a homophobe even more "I have 2 gay friends"

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this isnt a good idea optimistic though

Maybe Elton John will show Putin that all the gay-hating in Russia is sad, so sad, that it's a sad, sad situation, and that it's getting more and more absurd...

People make such a fuss about who people choose to fuck. What's the point?

[QUOTE=Jamsponge;45255061]People make such a fuss about who people choose to fuck. What's the point?[/QUOTE] because dick in butt is gross :(((

Elton John or not, it's going to be a long, long time before Russia makes any progress.

This won't accomplish much, because Putin has already proven in interviews that his views on homosexuality are moderate when it comes to the general opinion among Russians. Possibly changing the opinions of a moderate man living in a culture that by and large hates gays won't do shit.

Even if Elton John got Mr. Putin sincerely changed his mind on this issue, nothing would change. Mr. Putin was simply responding to overwhelming popular demand from the Russian people, demand that had already been building up for some time. I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Putin secretly does want to abolish the gay propaganda laws, it would earn him begrudging gestures of respect on the world stage and make it easier to promote a positive image of himself in the west.

[QUOTE=WhollyRufus;45256073]Even if Elton John got Mr. Putin sincerely changed his mind on this issue, nothing would change. Mr. Putin was simply responding to overwhelming popular demand from the Russian people, demand that had already been building up for some time. I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Putin secretly does want to abolish the gay propaganda laws, it would earn him begrudging gestures of respect on the world stage and make it easier to promote a positive image of himself in the west.[/QUOTE] he doesn't give a shit what the west think of him though

[QUOTE=Noss;45256167]he doesn't give a shit what the west think of him though[/QUOTE] You're partly correct, he's not particularly concerned of how he is perceived amongst western leaders and the western establishment. But Mr. Putin does seem to have an inclination to create a positive image of himself amongst regular western citizens. Examples of this includes channels like RT and his Op-Ed in the New York Times. This seems to indicate a belief on his part that he can gain at least a respect if not admiration from the people of the west. And he's not entirely wrong; a lot of people saw him as a rational peacemaker when it came to Syria, some see him as a heroic crusader against western imperialism, social conservatives admire him for obvious reasons and internet-goers see him as a total badass. I think he does believe that he can cultivate a very positive perception of himself amongst the western general public, which in turn will severely hinder their leaders' ability to act against him. I'm sure he would much rather not have these anti gay laws, but it's either that or get thrown out of the Kremlin on his ass and let some ultra-nationalist lunatic takeover.