Conservative Russians are putting flags on profile photos to offset the rainbows - Mashable

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In Soviet Russia, love doesn't always win.

Responding to the wave of pride rainbow-embossed profile photos that washed across social media in wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Americaon Friday, some conservative and homophobic Russians are shading profile images the colors of their country's flag: white, blue and red.

The man behind the idea is Oleg Chulakov, a graphic designer, who created an app after he reportedly received thousands of requests from friends who wanted his help in altering their profile photos.

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