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Russia called on the country’s largest lender Sberbank to remove a rainbow-colored unicorn from its bank cards for kids as “rainbow symbols” are an attribute of the “international LGBT movement" (www.themoscowtimes.com)

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In an appeal to Sberbank head German Gref, the lower-house State Duma’s Family, Women and Children Committee said that it had received messages from parents who were “outraged” by the cards.

“We ask you, dear German Oskarovich, to take into account the opinion of parents and deputies of our committee on preventing violations of Russian legislation and to halt the issuance of the Children’s SberCard with the ‘rainbow unicorn’ — a symbol of the LGBT movement,” the state-run TASS news agency cited the committee’s letter as saying.

Sberbank issues cards for children aged 6 to 13 with seven different designs, including the rainbow unicorn.

Russia’s Supreme Court designated the “international LGBT movement,” which does not formally exist, as a banned “extremist” organization in November 2023.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being afraid of colors or a mythological animal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not many years ago, I've been told that rainbows are a symbol of being gay, and unicorns are a symbol of child abusers.

Like... WTF.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I don’t remember hearing about unicorns. Rainbows have meant so many things over the years that I get dizzy thinking about it. :)

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago

The LGBTQIA+ community has successfully copyrighted rainbows.