China claimed from the beginning that around 200 people died in the conflict that day (including PLA soldiers).

*Nervously trying to explain my swastika tattoo to a normal person*

"It's just kind of a joke." 😬

It's called an irony shield.

I'm sure the statue of Bandera in Lviv is just a joke too.

Making things opted-in by default is a sneaky way to get what you want while retaining plausible deniability of wrongdoing.

Edit: Removed the analogy to make my comment more succinct.

"But, your honor, what about all the days I didn't commit crimes? Aren't you leaving out most of the picture?"