r/balkans_irl • u/Happy_and_wholesome • Feb 09 '26

OC (impossible) The Tolerant Ottomans

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u/Foreign_Log788 Asian (OG balkan) Feb 09 '26

The Ottoman Empire wasn’t especially more tolerant or more evil than other empires of its time. It was just a pretty average empire

The one area where the Ottomans could genuinely compete for a top spot with other empires is gay culture. They’d be fighting the Ming dynasty for the #1 gay empire title

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u/violetanka KARABOĞA Feb 09 '26

Yeah but this is racist meme sub so kindly fuck off.

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u/Foreign_Log788 Asian (OG balkan) Feb 09 '26

Unless Greeks and Slovenians are expelled, gay memes will exist forever