Petya’s important. Petya is a Hero. Petya is to help Vladimir Putin to stay in Power. Not more and not less. While Petja is still a child. A small child plays the major role in a homophobic Video, argued about the currently in Russia. Some find it funny, others stupid. And the third remains the Laughter stuck in the throat.
The Plot is simple: The orphan boy Petja is waiting happily in a children’s home to his new mother. However, instead of a woman with a heavily made-up fairy is waiting outside on the child. Petya is sad. From Off screen you hear: “are you Going to decide you for such a Russia? Decisions about the future of the country and vote for the amendments to the Constitution!” In the reverse, so If you don’t agree now, for the Changes in the basic law, will soon be able to adopt Gay people in Russia are children. Poor children as Petya.
It’s not the only promotional video for the country-wide Referendum, which is currently circulating in the Russian media, it is a question of how long Putin, President
may Added to stay: It is. But it is that which is polarized with a high.
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to do that with a piece of homophobic Propaganda of the news Agency “FAN” and media group “the Patriot” will be called on the Russians to decide the future course of their country. Far-reaching constitutional reforms to give President Vladimir Putin the opportunity at the next election, once again, to compete. But also through the stipulation that marriage is between a man and a woman is the only legitimate Basis for a healthy Russian family. Unlike in Western European countries, where same-sex marriage now allowed, and the heterosexual married couples are legally largely the same are provided.
Instead of a tolerant, open Russia for all will be so advertised for a backwards robe that Europe is hostile to Russia with homophobia. New the is not. Since 2013, the so-called Anti-Gay law in Russia. It prohibits the alleged “Propaganda of homosexuality” and punishes, for example, those who Express themselves in the presence of a Minor positive effect on Gays and lesbians. So, homophobia will be promoted in Russia by the state, ruled the European court for human rights in 2017.
For a different Russia in the future
But there’s also this today’s Russia people who think differently are to be found. Under the Hashtag #DaVyberu, so, “Yes I vote” protests in Social media against the Hetzvideo. With drawings and Cartoons that show a cheerful Petya, with two fathers, and for a different Russia in the future, advertise. The Patriotic scandal-Video, and the infamous Anti-Gay law in Spite of. A small consolation for homosexuals in this country continues to be vulnerable. In the PCP In the
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