Two Russian female influencers who shared a passionate kiss and posted it on social media were questioned by authorities and forced to apologize for displaying “lesbian” love that could harm children. He claimed that it was all a joke.
Vlada Archaeva, 24, posted a video on both her TikTok and Instagram accounts with her friend Vika, 19, sharing a romantic dinner inside a pizzeria in Krasnodar, a city in southwestern Russia near the Black Sea. Posted on.
The friends’ date night featured flowers, holding hands, and a long, dramatic smooch before a proposal. According to the US Sun, Citing a video from media company East2West.
Even though Instagram is already banned in Russia, Archaeva posted the “scandalous” video on both her TikTok and Instagram accounts.
Although she classified the kiss as “a joke, just for a laugh,” the video reached viewers around the world and caught the attention of Russian police, who quickly detained the two women in the video. , and took him to the police station. That’s a serious question. ”
One of the questions the officers asked the women was, “Please be advised that your video may be seen by minors, and that the French kiss you performed may be harmful to their psyche.” Did you understand that?”
Vika replied that she did not know what kind of audience the video would reach.
“I didn’t think it would affect anyone. I didn’t think about it. I didn’t know.”
“No, no, no! It was just a joke. I regret it so much and I’m so sorry,” the teen said when asked if she kisses other women often.
“I started filming when we were kissing and I was proposing to my girlfriend, but I’m so disappointed that I’m not going to do it again,” she said.
As police continued to question the two women, they began to understand what kind of trouble they might face.
“I’m now starting to understand what we’ve done. And I understand that we shouldn’t have done it,” Vika was quoted as saying.
After being released from interrogation, Archaeva reportedly spoke to Russian journalists and revealed her sexual orientation.
“I never trade [male genitals] for [female genitals], I love men. ”
“I do not support any prohibited movement. For some reason, people thought [the proposal in the video] It was real. “She and I are friends,” Archaeva told reporters, according to the US Sun.
Although the women apparently escaped jail for their “joke,” they were not unpunished: Archaeva was fined $2,210 for her role in the French kiss, while Vika was fined $2,210 for her role in the French kiss. A judgment of $1,105 was awarded.
Under President Putin’s rule, Russia effectively banned the LGBTQ community, following several different laws and the country’s Supreme Court, which outlawed the entire activity in November.
Following this “landmark ruling”, police targeted gay clubs, nightclubs, men’s saunas and other establishments to enforce new laws against the movement. The court deemed the movement to exhibit “signs and manifestations of an extremist nature,” including “incitement to social injustice.” religious discord. ”
Putin has also outlawed same-sex marriage in the country, a provision included in the 2020 government reforms that extended Putin’s presidential term by two terms.
