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Is there racism in Russia?
Recently, I happened to see and hear something that I wanted to would “un-see” and “un-hear” back, namely the clip called Go Hard Like Vladimir Putin. It turns out he got so many views that they talked about it in the news. His, unlike many other videos, for extremism have not yet been banned, so I will put a link without fear of persecution. But I warn you: if you're like me before recently, have managed to never see this, it’s better not to necessary.
But I'm not going to criticize the music.
I am not going to to criticize even the cult of power professed by the authors of the song. Let's pretend what can be called political views. Moreover, it may be sincere...
But I have something to say about racism in Russia. The fact is that these two Africans, who have been living here since the beginning of the 2000s years, they say in their interviews that there is no racism in Russia. More Moreover, they even say that other Africans here who claim that racism exists are simply lying.
lie, of course, the musicians themselves, why choose decent words. Racism, Of course there is, and it's easy to prove. It's enough to look for example, statistics beatings and hate-motivated killings. I'm not afraid to look like a bore and I will translate from clerical and legal into Russian. Violent attacks motivated by hatred - this is, for example, like this: a group of 5-10 guys and kick and beat everyone who looks like a non-Russian. This is, for example, like this: in a market where many non-Russians trade, an explosion that kills people of different nationalities, including Russians. This is, for example, like this: a gang of teenagers attacks in a dark alley on the janitor and cuts him with knives.
Since the beginning of 2014 it has been known at least six victims of hate-motivated Africans. Racist violence can affect both foreign students, labor migrants from Central Asia, citizens of Russia of “non-Slavic” appearance, and those who are not used to classifying themselves among the so-called “visible minorities”, but whom the aggressors take as such because of too dark skin or dark hair. It can also affect bystanders, who decided to intervene and protect the victim, human rights activists and anti-fascists, judges passing sentences in high-profile cases against nationalists.
If musicians do not hesitate to accuse the victims of such attacks of lying, then there are judgments passed by the courts of the state, the head of which they so idolized. For racist murders and beatings they began to put in jail, which, by the way, dampened the street violence a bit, but not to the extent so that one can speak of the complete absence of racism, or even of significant improvement.
In addition to violence, there are, of course, many other manifestations of racism. For example, behavior football fans during matches against black players Russian clubs. Either insulting chants scream, or they throw bananas on the field.
And in this regard, I have a question. Is it sincere African lovers of President Putin deny the presence of racism in Russia? Is there not behind this - among other things - a simple order for improving the image of the country on the eve of the World Cup?
Maybe Perhaps I am mistaken in asking myself this question. Maybe they say it completely free of charge. Then there is only one explanation for this: guys soared high and forgot what it was like to walk the streets in our sleeping quarters, live in student hostels, or even on the street, what to be refused an apartment rent only on the basis of your skin color. I happy for them, of course. But then let them not lie, or something.
hot line of the Civic Assistance Committee for those who have become victims or witnessing violent hate crimes:
Sources
- Is there racism in Russia? // Snob.ru. November 24, 2014