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Tag Archives: homophobia

The day of invalid votes
Election 2022

The day of invalid votes

Posted on April, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The most hopeful development of the 2022 elections was the invalid homophobic referendum and the 1.5 million Hungarians who cast invalid votes to achieve that. Continue reading →

Commentary

Is it really wrong to out homophobic politicians?

Posted on February, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

There is a type of double standard that really bothers me. Continue reading →

Gay panic over a salt and pepper shaker
Orbánist Cancel Culture

Gay panic over a salt and pepper shaker

Posted on February, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

After he was ridiculed for seeing gayness into a foodie show the offended Orbánist snowflake doubled down. Continue reading →

Gay panic at ‘Death in Venice’
Commentary

Gay panic at ‘Death in Venice’

Posted on January, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

A few weeks before the pandemic began the Croatian National Ballet visited Budapest. Continue reading →

Homophobic law: The pain is the point. And the distraction
Orbánist Cancel Culture

Homophobic law: The pain is the point. And the distraction

Posted on January, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The Hungarian Associations of Psychology and Psychiatry released an announcement that the new homophobic law is scientifically wrong and damaging to young people. It was a courageous stance, albeit futile. The government knows perfectly well that they are wrong. And the damage might be the point. Continue reading →

Forget Orbánism – It should be called Goulash Putinism
Guest Post

Forget Orbánism – It should be called Goulash Putinism

Posted on July, 2021 by MwBp • 2 Comments

Orbánism – if there is such a thing – is more Putinism Light than an American-style culture war. Continue reading →

Orbán is improvising months before the election
Der Untergang

Orbán is improvising months before the election

Posted on July, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán threw in homophobia to distract from the Pegasus-scandal – and learned two things: 1) The Pegasus scandal really hurts him (according to him). 2) The man is improvising. It may not lead to his downfall in 2022. But it is not a sign of an upward trajectory for someone like him. Continue reading →

Analysis

Is the homophobic campaign a massive miscalculation or a personal issue for Orbán?

Posted on July, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Campaigning with his own opinion is deadly for a populist. It is the equivalent of an actor who suddenly stops playing his part and demands to be loved for himself. But with a lot more power. Continue reading →

Happy Putin / Orbánist Cancel Culture

Homophobic hatemongering works!

Posted on July, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Sometimes I wonder if politicians should be allowed completely free speech. Continue reading →

Government mouthpiece: HBO and Netflix are full of homosexual propaganda
2020 - Not 1920

Government mouthpiece: HBO and Netflix are full of homosexual propaganda

Posted on June, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The new homophobic law is vague enough to give a headache as to how it would be enforced but the government’s mouthpiece has already given us a hint: by attacking TV and cinema that portrays LGBT people. Continue reading →

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