While I agree with their message and the point they're trying to get across, did they really go about it the right way? While I feel like it was important for people to hear their standpoint, I also feel like there are certain people they just shouldn't involve. I don't think it was right of Pussy Riot to go into the church and disturb the peace with something they knew those people wouldn't agree with. When going into a place of prayer like that there are just certain things that are frowned upon, and what Pussy Riot did is definitely one of them. It was extremely rude and disrespectful of them. I mean don't get me wrong I'm sure there might have been some people in the church that might of heard them out or maybe even agreed with them, but they timing and place of their performance was very uncalled for. But, I also feel like the court was a little harsh and extensive with their punishment. I mean I don't know anything about Russian government but I feel like some of the charges they put on the girls were meant to give them a longer sentence/out of spite and didn't have much evidence behind them
Again I think the message that Pussy Riot is putting out is empowering to woman but that still doesn't make me feel like what they did was acceptable under any circumstances. There were so many ways they could've gone about their performance and so many other places it could've taken place. But, they held in a place where they clearly had the intentions of disturbing peace, getting lots of publicity, and creating problems that they had to have know would back lash on them in an undesirable way.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that their choice to perform inside of a church was certainly an interesting one, but I don't believe that it was inherently disrespectful. I think it can be, and perhaps to some degree it was in their case, but I also believe that the ability to criticize the church is important to any religious (or other type of) institution, particularly if it comes from members of its congregation. Now, I don't know if any of the Pussy Riot members actually follow the religion of the church they performed in, but if any do, I believe that they should have that right. Religion is complicated because it falls under culture. Criticism of any culture is tricky because the balance between maintaining heritage and values while removing societal inequality can be difficult in some cases. At the very least this is my take on it, given the chance I'd love to have the opportunity to discuss it further. You chose a great talking point.
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