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To fancy Zelenskyy?

181 replies

howler21 · 13/05/2022 09:54

Yes, it’s in bad taste. Yes, I feel awful. No, I can’t help it. And no this isn’t even something I’d flippantly call a lighthearted thread as that would be inappropriate. My only question is, am I the only one? I am genuinely curious.

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Cats1234567 · 13/05/2022 20:19

He is gorgeous and an amazing man, yes I so fancy him too!

cowsaysmoo · 13/05/2022 20:21

Now, this thread made my day, which was rather shitty until now.

Him in the military t-shirts! 😋🔥

JassyRadlett · 13/05/2022 20:21

I mean, far better to have a crush on an actual balls-of-steel, intelligent, principled leader and hero than some pampered overgroomed git off Love Island, right?

Can't see anything distasteful about saying - 'hey, see that politician there, first standing against corruption and now standing with his people against danger and tyranny? Hot as actual fuck. Men, be more like that guy please.

If more women were like us the world would be a much better place I think.

If you were hot for Putin we'd have to have Words.

JassyRadlett · 13/05/2022 20:22

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 13/05/2022 20:13

Fancy who you want and I agree that he’s been extraordinarily brave and shown strong leadership in the face of the invasion by Russia. However, can we stop pretending that he’s perfect? He came to power on an anti corruption card and yet was shown to have a shedload of his own iffy offshore ‘investments’ in the leaked Pandora Papers. He’s not Mr Squeaky Sexgod.

And fair shout on this on the corruption front. But compared to most of his predecessors....

tillytown · 13/05/2022 20:24

He looks pretty good dancing in heels

XenoBitch · 13/05/2022 20:33

Seems you are not alone, but it is not something to shout from the rooftops about.
The vast majority of people only know his name and face because of the invasion.

Siameasy · 13/05/2022 20:51

I would. It’s not bad taste; he’s a male and I’m a straight female. It’s normal!

AbsoluteShambles · 13/05/2022 20:51

Can’t see why it matters how or why you know of him or what the current circumstances are - fanny gallops are fanny gallops at the end of the day.

😂 at ‘stocky khaki demigod’ but also, yes, ‘tis true.

TLDR - I’m unashamedly in the Zelenskyy fan club. <raised fist into wave>

PieonaBarm · 13/05/2022 21:02

Have a look at Navalny......

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/05/2022 21:22

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 13/05/2022 20:13

Fancy who you want and I agree that he’s been extraordinarily brave and shown strong leadership in the face of the invasion by Russia. However, can we stop pretending that he’s perfect? He came to power on an anti corruption card and yet was shown to have a shedload of his own iffy offshore ‘investments’ in the leaked Pandora Papers. He’s not Mr Squeaky Sexgod.

No one squeaky would have been elected or done what he's done.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

Expecting perfection, particularly in places with young and/or imperfect democracies, is silly. Navalny is another one. Very imperfect but also very important.

BoreOfWhabylon · 13/05/2022 21:45

MidnightMeltdown · 13/05/2022 12:53

He's not bad, but he's very short!!

I beg to differ.

He's an absolute giant of a man.

Firebird83 · 14/05/2022 00:01

So hot! YANBU

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 14/05/2022 00:08

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 13/05/2022 20:13

Fancy who you want and I agree that he’s been extraordinarily brave and shown strong leadership in the face of the invasion by Russia. However, can we stop pretending that he’s perfect? He came to power on an anti corruption card and yet was shown to have a shedload of his own iffy offshore ‘investments’ in the leaked Pandora Papers. He’s not Mr Squeaky Sexgod.

Yes, he should be a squeaky clean leader, beyond reproach, just like ours. Oh wait...

OK then, how about that other leader from that country, you know the one? Thingy... whatsisname? Nope, it's gone.

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 14/05/2022 00:24

I wouldn't want him to be 'Mr Squeaky Sexgod' anyway - that makes him sound like he needs oil rubbing all over him. And who'd want to do that?

me, for one

Heldcaptiveby3 · 14/05/2022 00:31

Yes, he is very sexy.

MardyOldGoth · 14/05/2022 00:49

God no! He's 🔥

Walkingalot · 14/05/2022 00:55

It's totally in bad taste. He's there talking about all the awful things that have happened and I'm thinking 'yeah, I'd do you'.

Flossyhair · 14/05/2022 01:57

StScholastica · 13/05/2022 19:13

Oooh, I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling ashamed of myself.
It's like fancying Jesus 😣

Ive just snorted my tea througjmy nose reading that. Fancying Jesus 🤣🤣🤣

It's a guilty pleasure I think.

whiskyjarsafilling · 14/05/2022 06:27

BoreOfWhabylon · 13/05/2022 21:45

I beg to differ.

He's an absolute giant of a man.

Absolutely this!

whiskyjarsafilling · 14/05/2022 06:40

And can we let go of the frankly ridiculous idea that we can tear him down a bit as ‘he’s not perfect’
People aren’t perfect. They live messy complex lives. That doesn’t mean we scorn at them when a terrible test faces them and they step up to it.
this man rose to the occasion, an occasion that hardly anyone in the world has to face, in a way we all know most wouldn’t. He could have fled, was offered a way out, but stayed to face conditions and pressure none of us can even begin to imagine. He stayed even though he faced near certain death. He stayed to lead and offer morale to his people. He stayed to beg the rest of the world for support.
And you sit there, in your armchai, and try to tear him down because ‘offshore investments’ . The poster who wrote that needs to take a good hard look at themselves.

Chubarubrub · 14/05/2022 07:42

So thanks to this post and all the fabulous posters, I had a dream last night about Zelenskyy. The only issue was he kept offering to give me a lift home as I ‘couldn’t find my car’ but did dream me accept? No! Kept wittering on about not finding my car, dream me is an absolute imbecile!!! 🙄🙈

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 14/05/2022 10:57

whiskyjarsafilling · 14/05/2022 06:40

And can we let go of the frankly ridiculous idea that we can tear him down a bit as ‘he’s not perfect’
People aren’t perfect. They live messy complex lives. That doesn’t mean we scorn at them when a terrible test faces them and they step up to it.
this man rose to the occasion, an occasion that hardly anyone in the world has to face, in a way we all know most wouldn’t. He could have fled, was offered a way out, but stayed to face conditions and pressure none of us can even begin to imagine. He stayed even though he faced near certain death. He stayed to lead and offer morale to his people. He stayed to beg the rest of the world for support.
And you sit there, in your armchai, and try to tear him down because ‘offshore investments’ . The poster who wrote that needs to take a good hard look at themselves.

So that poster was me. I didn’t ‘tear him down’. Get a grip. I acknowledged his bravery and leadership in the current situation. Like most humans he is shades of grey, not perfect as many of the posts here have painted him.

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 14/05/2022 11:11

But no one said he was perfect, @BalladOfBarryAndFreda He's courageous, strategic, charismatic and frankly hot, but I don't think anyone described him as perfect.

If perfection is a prerequisite for attraction, then none of us would ever fancy anyone (or be fancied!)

FloLoNo · 14/05/2022 11:27

@BalladOfBarryAndFreda

Like most humans he is shades of grey, not perfect as many of the posts here have painted him.

Honestly, I can't see any posts that paint Zelensky as perfect, just hot, funny, brave and yummy 😅In fact, if here were perfectly square and squeaky clean, I doubt he'd get much fancied. He just seems like a nice family and a bit wild and risk taking, a rather attractive combination, judging by this thread.

FloLoNo · 14/05/2022 11:27

He just seems like a nice family guy