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What did they expect ?

CommanderData 3y ago
Not sure what they were expecting. A bit like registering anti-ccp with a Chinese TLD. Shouldn't be shocked when it gets pulled.
- silpol 3y ago
  you mean, like registering anti-ccp domain before ccp comes to power, eh?
  - skissane 3y ago
    Bad analogy: the previous Afghanistan government was also anti-LGBT, albeit less extremely so - the previous government’s Penal Code, introduced in 2018, criminalises homosexuality and punishes it with imprisonment. When the Taliban took over, they announced that imprisonment is now replaced with death
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  - filoleg 3y ago
    Yeah, except imagine you registered it in a region where ccp-like government comes in power on a regular basis, and even without them in power, it is not exactly an LGBT-friendly place. To be clear, I am not trying to say that CCP is in any way similar to Taliban, because it isn’t. Was just trying to demonstrate the lack of foresight happening here using your own hypothetical scenario.
Kye 3y ago
What were they supposed to do? It was fine for years until the botched withdrawal. Changing a domain name in a federated system is tricky business.
- poulpy123 3y ago
  not using afghanistan as TLD for a queer forum. Even if the Talibans didn't get back in power, it wasn't a country very LGBT friendly to put it mildly, so it was very risky for a long term instance to use it for TLD
  - pyuser583 3y ago
    I’ve heard Kabul is one of the gayest places in the world. The presumption is you are gay until proven otherwise. Not the same thing as being LGBTQ+ friendly. Torture and executions is pretty LGBTQ+ hostile. But interesting how extreme homophobia and widespread homosexuality coexist.
    - dibujaron 3y ago
      This is fascinating. I feel like you're serious but I don't understand. does anyone have a source about this gay-but-not culture in Kabul?
      - pyuser583 3y ago
        https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-afghan-men-all-made-up-to-see-them-2468177 https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-af... That’s rural Afghanistan, not Kabul. “Taliban Shuffle” by Kim Barker is entertaining and relevant.
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      - ptsneves 3y ago
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        ksenzee 3y ago
        This comment deserves some kind of prize for simultaneous display of surface support for women's rights together with a breathtaking level of casual misogyny.

Not sure what they were expecting. A bit like registering anti-ccp with a Chinese TLD. Shouldn't be shocked when it gets pulled.

silpol 3y ago
you mean, like registering anti-ccp domain before ccp comes to power, eh?
- skissane 3y ago
  Bad analogy: the previous Afghanistan government was also anti-LGBT, albeit less extremely so - the previous government’s Penal Code, introduced in 2018, criminalises homosexuality and punishes it with imprisonment. When the Taliban took over, they announced that imprisonment is now replaced with death
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- filoleg 3y ago
  Yeah, except imagine you registered it in a region where ccp-like government comes in power on a regular basis, and even without them in power, it is not exactly an LGBT-friendly place. To be clear, I am not trying to say that CCP is in any way similar to Taliban, because it isn’t. Was just trying to demonstrate the lack of foresight happening here using your own hypothetical scenario.

Kye 3y ago

What were they supposed to do? It was fine for years until the botched withdrawal. Changing a domain name in a federated system is tricky business.

poulpy123 3y ago
not using afghanistan as TLD for a queer forum. Even if the Talibans didn't get back in power, it wasn't a country very LGBT friendly to put it mildly, so it was very risky for a long term instance to use it for TLD
- pyuser583 3y ago
  I’ve heard Kabul is one of the gayest places in the world. The presumption is you are gay until proven otherwise. Not the same thing as being LGBTQ+ friendly. Torture and executions is pretty LGBTQ+ hostile. But interesting how extreme homophobia and widespread homosexuality coexist.
  - dibujaron 3y ago
    This is fascinating. I feel like you're serious but I don't understand. does anyone have a source about this gay-but-not culture in Kabul?
    - pyuser583 3y ago
      https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-afghan-men-all-made-up-to-see-them-2468177 https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-af... That’s rural Afghanistan, not Kabul. “Taliban Shuffle” by Kim Barker is entertaining and relevant.
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    - ptsneves 3y ago
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      - ksenzee 3y ago
        This comment deserves some kind of prize for simultaneous display of surface support for women's rights together with a breathtaking level of casual misogyny.