Vladimir Putin HATES this meme so much Russia banned it

A viral meme appears to have hurt poor Russian President Vladimir Putin's very sensitive feelings.
Last week, the Russian justice ministry added an image of Putin as a gay clown to its list of banned extremist images. The government now has a list of over 4,000 images they consider "extremist propaganda," including, apparently, memes of clowns.
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The meme emerged in 2013 after Russia began to crack down on the LGBTQ community a