Madonna Supports Pussy Riot: Do You?
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2012/08/20 16:00:00
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Count Madonna among the many people outraged over Russian punk band Pussy Riot's conviction on hooliganism charges. After three members of the feminist group were sentenced to two years in prison last Friday for performing a "punk prayer" in a Russian cathedral protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Madonna issued a statement slamming the conviction, according to The Huffington Post.
"I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40 second performance extolling their political opinions. Even if one disagrees with the location or how they chose to express themselves, the sentence is too harsh and in fact is inhumane. I call on all those who love freedom to condemn this unjust punishment. I urge artists around the world to speak up in protest against this travesty. They've spent enough time in jail. I call on ALL of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free."
Meanwhile, Russian police are searching for more members of Pussy Riot, a police spokeswoman said, according to The Guardian. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, have already been in jail for five months. Will you join Madonna in supporting Pussy Riot?
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Jessie M 2012/08/20 20:19:50No
+12First, whom are we who are not Russian to dictate that the Russian Laws are unjust. Just how many of our US laws are seen as being unjust in the eyes of other countries. We as Americans hate when other countries step on our feet over our laws, yet here we are asking to step on the feet of another country.
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- bags the Indigenous Guru 2012/08/20 22:45:19No
Leave it to the ever-desperate Madonna to find a way into the headlines - even if it's sticking her nose into another country and how it handles citizens of THAT country who knew exactly what they were doing when they did it. They're fighting a battle with their music, and she's just riding their coattails.reply - Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/08/20 22:41:36No+2Outraged?? Silly stuff. Russia is not known for 1. free speech, 2 tolerance for what they consider unacceptable and 3. tolerance of attacks, no matter what kind, on political figures or the government in general. How is this a surprise?? Suggest the group try another country - this is a too bad, so sad issue that is part and parcel of Russiareply
- Red_Horse Jackie ... 2012/08/21 04:47:51
- Jackie ... Red_Horse 2012/08/21 12:49:16Russia is what it is - and all those "reset" people who think they are 'just like us' are sadly mistaken.reply
- Red_Horse Jackie ... 2012/08/21 15:14:48
- C-ZAR™, Emperor of the PHÆT 2012/08/20 22:39:36YesI support anything having to do with Pussy.........riot, lolreply
- Man_Bear_Pig 2012/08/20 22:39:19YesEveryone deserves freedom of speech... Haha "Pussy Riot."reply
- Wayne TH G 333 2012/08/20 22:37:00YesPussy Riots protest may have gone abit too far but there is no justification for the length of the sentences handed out.reply
- Tori 2012/08/20 22:08:16Yes+1I do not believe that expressing a political opinion counts as "hooliganism".reply
- Katrin Tori 2012/08/21 12:47:34but it was in a churchreply
- Tori Katrin 2012/08/21 13:15:05Poor taste? Maybe. Deliberately offensive? For sure. Something you should go to prison for? I don't think so, unless you actually believe that a totalitarian theocracy is an excellent form of government.reply
- Hirnungah Mancandy 2012/08/20 21:53:49Noare they rioting for it or against it , because i don't want one .reply
- ehrhornp 2012/08/20 21:50:12YesGlad I don't live in Russia. That is why big brother government needs to be resisted.reply
- Andii 2012/08/20 21:44:08No+1We have to respect the church, it`s a holy place!!reply
- Sean McDonald 2012/08/20 21:30:39 (edited)Yes+1I support freedom of speech I mean isn't Russia supposed to be a "democratic" country seems like it really hasn't changed since 1991 I guess communism is alive and well in Russiareply
- Alexander T Steward 2012/08/20 21:28:07
- Red_Horse Alexand... 2012/08/21 04:49:00 (edited)
- Skylaris Alanis 2012/08/20 21:27:41Yes+1FREEDOM OF SPEECH HOLLAAAreply
- KeithL 2012/08/20 21:11:24
- bags th... KeithL 2012/08/20 22:47:20+1Because Madge is ridiculous. Notice how fast the British accent of hers disappeared....Richie must have gotten that back as part of the divorce agreement.reply
- KeithL bags th... 2012/08/20 23:00:21
- Ekua 2012/08/20 21:06:47NoI support freedom of speech which apparently is being gradually revoked in Russia.reply
- Jackie ... Ekua 2012/08/20 22:43:05Never had it!reply
- Red_Horse Ekua 2012/08/21 04:50:42
- Ekua Red_Horse 2012/08/21 12:55:05Desecration? What desecration? A cathedral/church/mosque, temple does no necessarily a seat of humanity make. -especially in Russia, Serbia, Syria, Texas... and the beat goes on.reply
- Red_Horse Ekua 2012/08/21 15:16:47
- Ekua Red_Horse 2012/08/21 16:27:11I provided you with an opinion, not my philosophy sice the question originally posed was NOT what I would consider philosophical.reply
- Red_Horse Ekua 2012/08/21 16:45:00
- kobidobidog 2012/08/20 20:54:45YesI changed my mind from a prior statement.The Pussy riot are only dancing. I saw their dancing. What is even bad about dancing? Arresting I would say is bad not dancing. Putin is divided against himself saying he is against war arresting peoiple.That in itself is a form of war.reply
- Robert Strobel 2012/08/20 20:37:31Yes+1The governing bodies in Russia are just as clueless as the ones we have here, perhaps a bit more so.reply
- Outta' Here. 2012/08/20 20:34:00No+3I don't know or care who or what "pussy riot " is, but I can guarantee if their name was "Young Republicans", Madonna would want nothing to do with them.reply
- Psicolabis Outta' ... 2012/08/20 21:00:53so, you suport putin?reply
- Outta' ... Psicolabis 2012/08/20 21:06:09+1No, but the author was kind enough to omit "OTHER" as a response; so I had to pick one.reply
- Psicolabis Outta' ... 2012/08/21 15:59:01The question was "do you support pussy riot?". You can chose to support them or you can choose not to support them, what is the "other" choice?reply
- Outta' ... Psicolabis 2012/08/21 21:28:50
- Psicolabis Outta' ... 2012/09/09 07:01:41so don't answer if you don't know, you *brilliant minded peace of humanity*reply
- SOUL4REAL 2012/08/20 20:30:15No+1I put no before I read the article. Yes,I support anything that will get any person their rights to express themselves! When I seen the "Pussy" I thought it was some other perverted sh*t! My Bad!reply
- Htcbm1 2012/08/20 20:27:19YesBut unfortunately if we don't take care of things here at home with this current wanabe dictator, we could be looking at this as things to come for not just us, but around the world!... "Freedom for all" is whats needed, not just for the privileged few who hold power over the people...reply
- monroe7 2012/08/20 20:22:23No+3As a general rule, if Madonna supports it, I probably don't.reply
- Psicolabis monroe7 2012/08/20 21:01:27+1so, you suport Putin.reply
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