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Open Water => Serious Discussion => Politics => Topic started by: Aggie on January 20, 2015, 06:04:59 AM

Title: Lèse Majesté in Thailand
Post by: Aggie on January 20, 2015, 06:04:59 AM
I wasn't aware of this, but it's a serious crime to criticize the Royal Family in Thailand.  By all accounts, this applies to some degrees outside of the country, especially if you're a media outlet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se_majest%C3%A9_in_Thailand

So, we could probably get in shit for making fun of Prince Vajina Longhorn Vajiralongkorn.  :mrgreen:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/HRH_Vajiralongkorn_%28Cropped%29.jpg/220px-HRH_Vajiralongkorn_%28Cropped%29.jpg)(http://a9.vietbao.vn/images/vn999/180/2014/12/20141202-scandal-nguc-tran-cua-vuong-phi-thai-lan-1.jpg)


(wasn't sure whether to put this here or in Games & Jokes...  or maybe we should hide it to prevent Thai cyber-attacks.  ::))
Title: Re: Lèse Majesté in Thailand
Post by: goat starer on January 20, 2015, 11:27:02 PM
To be fair to the guy he earned at least one of those medals.

I can't think of anything to say about his award of the Order of the Elephant by Denmark that makes it any funnier.

Actually I can....   The guy has been awarded the Thai Order of the White Elephant... Surely the single most appropriate award for monarchy in the history of the globe.

I have finally found an award to aspire to.