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In Canada lesbians rule
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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2024
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It's real and was as controversial as you probably imagine.
Created by a gay indigenous man in what appears to be a sincere effort to draw attention to our reliance on Saudi oil, and their human rights record towards the LGBTQ+ community.
Misguided on multiple levels, imho, but not quite the hate or callousness you might expect behind it.
If they weren't referred to in an objective manner, maybe it could have worked.
But the fact it's about buying oil in general makes this an L
The level of misguidedness I particularly care about is the one where he advocates for continuing to extract petroleum locally instead of for bicycles and zoning reform.
My first thought was "I wouldn't expect the average lesbian to be super happy about being a prop for fracking marketing."
Alberta (where the oil sands are located) is known as "Texas North" up here. There's more than a few reasons why you don't want to be there if you're queer. Or trans. Or any skin color other white. Or a woman. Or....