A song by the Russian pro-war pop star Shaman is being used in TikTok videos showing same-sex couples embracing each other, a trend that appears aimed at ironically juxtaposing “extremist” LGBTQ+ lifestyles with the song's militaristic overtones. “Moy Boy,” whose title translates into English as “My Fight,” features the lyrics “I'm Russian, I go to the end,” while its accompanying music video shows scenes of camouflaged Russian soldiers serving in occupied eastern Ukraine. Some listeners have reinterpreted “Moy Boy” into a more literal anglicization of the phrase “My Boy” and used it as backgr…

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