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I think I'm in love. February 18, 2014 2:32 pm ER

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_Riot

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Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk rock protest group based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has a variable membership of approximately 11 women[1] ranging in age from about 20 to 33.[2] They stage unauthorized provocative guerrilla performances in unusual public locations, which are edited into music videos and posted on the Internet.[3] Their lyrical themes include feminism, LGBT rights, opposition to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom they regard as a dictator,[2] and links between Putin and the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church.[4]

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Another band member, who goes by the pseudonym Garadzha, told the Moskovskiye Novosti newspaper that the group is open to women recruits with limited musical talents. She said: “You don’t have to sing very well. It’s punk. You just scream a lot.”[25]

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The musical performance group was organized, in part, due to anger over what they perceived as government policies that discriminate against women, citing legislation that “placed restrictions on legal abortions”.[24] According to Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot is “part of the global anti-capitalist movement, which consists of anarchists, Trotskyists, feminists and autonomists.”[29] They use Situationist-style guerrilla performances.[30] Tolokonnikova stated:

“Pussy Riot’s performances can either be called dissident art or political action that engages art forms. Either way, our performances are a kind of civic activity amidst the repressions of a corporate political system that directs its power against basic human rights and civil and political liberties.[31]”

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In an email interview with The St. Petersburg Times, they explained their political positions further. They said that their members’ opinions ranged from anarchist to liberal left, but that they were united by feminism, anti-authoritarianism and opposition to Putin, whom they regard as continuing the “aggressive imperial politics” of the Soviet Union. Their concerns include education, health care, and the centralization of power.

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We are all — female separatist collective — no man can represent us either on a poster or in reality.

We belong to leftist anti-capitalist ideology — we charge no fees for viewing our artwork, all our videos are distributed freely on the web, the spectators to our performances are always spontaneous passers by, and we never sell tickets to our “shows.”

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Pussy_Riot_by_Igor_Mukhin.jpg/800px-Pussy_Riot_by_Igor_Mukhin.jpg

  • I prefer Cocks. by Jody 2014-02-19 18:52:34
    • PS. Note to moderators--again by ER 2014-02-18 14:46:37

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