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In rural Oklahoma, it is entirely acceptable to have “anyone of colour” portrayed in something like a screensaver.

I don’t know much about Iran, but depictions of women seem common in advertising there.

Most women whom one would display inspirational quotes wouldn't be displayed in a head scarf as they would come from a range of cultures most of which don't have the same restrictions. I think that the point is that political moral and cultural norms aren't neutral and many are just morally deficient and free software shouldn't be in the business of pretending that Nazis and Jews are 2 different groups with equally valid rights not to be offended.

This is a corporate mindset we adopt because we want everyone's business not a useful or correct attitude for individuals who aren't the beneficiaries of the publics money in the first place.

The Russian aggression is evil, the Russian culture as a whole is abhorrent. We shouldn't be afraid to call it out and fight back. I would be ok if every Debian terminal printed a message raising donations for the defense of Ukraine.

Its free software so Russians worried about political correctness herein meaning defense of mass murder torture and genocide can run a fork which boots up to Russian military propaganda if they like.

I would hesitate to say “Russian culture is evil”. I don’t dehumanise people or denounce entire ethnic groups.

Russia is a political entity Russian culture inside Russia like MAGA culture glorifies and justifies violence against others.

This doesn't mean everyone of Russian ethnicity shares the same flaws.

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