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[[File:T_a_t_u_f_war_by_yuliavolkova.jpg|thumb|right|t.A.T.u. in the famous "Khuy Voyne!" shirts. This style was worn on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', while short-sleeve T-shirts with typed serif text were worn on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and [[Total Request Live|''TRL'']], and short-sleeve T-shirts with the original text style were worn on ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]''.]]
'''''Khuy Voyne!''''' (also transliterated as '''''Hui Voine'''''; {{lang-rus|Хуй войне!|p=ˈxuj vɐjˈnʲe}}, {{lit|Fuck war}}) is a phrase developed by former [[t.A.T.u.]] producer [[Ivan Shapovalov]] during the duo's promotional tour in the [[United States]] in early 2003.
== Origins and the Iraq War ==
On February 25, 2003, the women performed on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', and mocked [[NBC]]'s insistence that they neither kiss nor comment on the [[Iraq War]] by performing "[[All the Things She Said]]" from their first English album ''[[200 km/h in the Wrong Lane]]'' in white T-shirts that bore the slogan across the front, and by blocking their faces with their hands as they kissed during a break in their performance. The stunt prompted NBC to ban t.A.T.u. from any future performance, but it also helped their international record sales.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq7nilnv93cC&dq=%22Jay+Leno%22++%22t.a.t.u.%22++kiss+censor&pg=PA111 A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZkA5A5qMm8 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said Live Jay Leno 2003], ''Youtube''</ref>
On February 26, when the shirts were banned from ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and replaced with ones that said "Censored", they wrote the slogan on [[Jimmy Kimmel]]'s hand.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0615586/ ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''. Episode dated 26 February 2003]</ref> The two also wore the shirts to [[Total Request Live|''TRL'']] on March 3 and ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' on March 5.
The documentary ''[[Anatomy of t.A.T.u.]]'' states that when the slogan was being created, Shapovalov said that it is a [[Russian mat|Russian slang]] way to say "No to War" (Нет войне!), however the slang translations may vary to "Dick to War" (word-by-word) or a creative way of saying "Fuck War".
== Russo-Ukrainian war ==
[[File:Stanford rally in support of Ukraine 20220304(11).jpg|thumb|A rally in support of Ukraine, organized at Stanford]]
Following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in 2022, the phrase became an [[Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present)|anti-war]] slogan (along with “No to War” — «Нет войне»), often used at protest rallies both within and outside Russia. The online media outlet [[Mediazona]] later launched a [[podcast]] of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Хуй войне |url=https://zona.media/podcast/fuck-war |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=[[Mediazona]] |language=ru}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Opposition to the Iraq War]]
* ''[[Putin khuylo!]]'' ''–'' a phrase associated with the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] and [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]]; commonly translated as "Putin [is a] dickhead"
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