{"id":"gay-clown-putin","name":"Gay Clown Putin","summary":"Gay Clown Putin is a series of photoshopped images showing Russian President Vladimir Putin painted in loud clown-style makeup, often against a rainbow flag. The pictures started in 2013 as protest art against Russia's anti-LGBT propaganda law, then exploded on Reddit in March 2017 after Russia officially banned them.","tags":["gay clown putin","putin clown meme","putin rainbow","banned putin image","streisand effect","russia extremist list","putin makeup meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gay-clown-putin/gay-clown-putin-gay-clown-putin-pop-art-portrait.webp","caption":"The iconic 'Gay Clown Putin' pop-art image depicting Vladimir Putin wearing makeup against a rainbow background, widely used as a protest symbol against Russia's anti-LGBT laws.","width":522,"height":420,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gay-clown-putin/gay-clown-putin-gay-clown-putin-full-poster.webp","caption":"The complete 'Gay Clown Putin' pop-art poster showing Putin in a suit with a rainbow tie, one of the most-shared variants of the meme.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gay-clown-putin/gay-clown-putin-slate-putin-news-image.webp","caption":"Slate news article image referenced in connection with the 'Gay Clown Putin' meme (source currently unavailable).","width":528,"height":509,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gay-clown-putin/history.md","related":["unflattering-donald-trump","peter-duttons-unflattering-face","isis-crappy-collage-grand-prix","fully-automated-luxury-gay-space-communism","hands-up-dont-shoot","milkshaking","raised-fist","safetypin-safety-pin-movement","2017-catalan-independence-referendum","2019-venezuelan-presidential-crisis","antifa","black-lives-matter"],"popularityRank":1143,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}