Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist band that i heard about in the studio whilst i was discussing my work with my peers. Theyre a group of female activists that perform unauthorised provoking performances in public spaces, expressing their views on feminism, LGBT rights and their hate for Vladimir Putin. Their most notable performance was in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, as the church had supported Putin in his election. For this three of the members ended up in prison for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
The band has also suffered violence when performing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi with whips and pepper spray and regularly get beaten at public performances.
These would be great to include in the game as they are very current and show that there are still very worrying issues going on today, although i will have to see whether the name of the band will be ethical for a children's game. Maybe i could put 'A Russian girl band' - although that wouldn't be educational for them, i'm guessing at that age they would know the word 'pussy', but whether it would be seen as ethical would be a different story, i will ask my tutor in my tutorial.
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