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HillWilliam

(3,310 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:37 PM Jul 2013

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I'm Not Sure I Could Do What This Actress Did — In Front Of A Police Car — In A Foreign Country...

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What actress Tilda Swinton did in Russia is courage defined. Below, she's holding a pride flag in Red Square. That seems like no big deal until you know that it's illegal in Russia to have "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" in public places. That basically means you can't show any support for LGBTQIA causes at all. You can be imprisoned for even holding a rainbow flag like Swinton is doing here — right in front of the Russian police.

Love me some Tilda Swinton!

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I'm Not Sure I Could Do What This Actress Did — In Front Of A Police Car — In A Foreign Country... (Original Post) HillWilliam Jul 2013 OP

Tilda Swinton is a great artist who has my absolute respect from the first frame Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #1

The Swindon as she is known worshipfully in the fashion blogs is awesome. GO SWINDON! roguevalley Jul 2013 #6

My favorite role of hers was in a George Clooney film, Ilsa Jul 2013 #2

Yeah, I loved that one, too.. Cha Jul 2013 #4

Wow.. Good on Tilda Swinton! Mahalo, HillWilliam Cha Jul 2013 #3

She did a marvelous job of Orlando......... PDJane Jul 2013 #5

That was very brave MNBrewer Jul 2013 #7

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

1. Tilda Swinton is a great artist who has my absolute respect from the first frame

Reply to HillWilliam (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:42 PM

Jul 2013

of St Derek Jarman's 'The Last of England' and 'Caravaggio' back in what we call 'the day'.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

6. The Swindon as she is known worshipfully in the fashion blogs is awesome. GO SWINDON!

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:22 PM

Jul 2013

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

2. My favorite role of hers was in a George Clooney film,

Reply to HillWilliam (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:48 PM

Jul 2013

Michael Clayton. She was a corporate lawyer who was becoming unravelled. She was fantastic.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

4. Yeah, I loved that one, too..

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:55 PM

Jul 2013

great actress. Great movie.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

3. Wow.. Good on Tilda Swinton! Mahalo, HillWilliam

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Wed Jul 24, 2013, 10:55 PM

Jul 2013

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

5. She did a marvelous job of Orlando.........

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Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:03 PM

Jul 2013

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)

7. That was very brave

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 08:51 AM

Jul 2013

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