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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 07:49 PM Feb 2014

Russian Olympic team walk out to ‘faux-lesbian’ pop duo t.A.T.u at opening ceremony

The Russian Olympic team walked out to the music of ‘faux-lesbian’ pop duo t.A.T.u. at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

The duo are most famous in the West for their 2002 hit “All The Things She Said”, which received attention at the time for a suggestive video which showed the two singers, Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova, dressed as schoolgirls kissing in the rain.

If made today the duo’s 2002 music video might see them facing arrest under last year’s ‘gay propaganda’ law, which prohibits all “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations”.

However, this evening the Russian Olympic team walked out to a remix of the group’s lesser known song ‘Not Gonna Get Us’ during the athletes’ parade in Sochi.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/02/07/russian-olympic-team-walk-out-to-lesbian-pop-duo-t-a-t-u-at-opening-ceremony/

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Russian Olympic team walk out to ‘faux-lesbian’ pop duo t.A.T.u at opening ceremony (Original Post) Fearless Feb 2014 OP
Lets see if they walk out when they're facing gay athletes. lob1 Feb 2014 #1
You misunderstand... Fearless Feb 2014 #2
Boy, I sure read that one wrong. Thanks for the correction. lob1 Feb 2014 #3
No worries! Glad to clear up the confusion! Fearless Feb 2014 #4
Kick & recommended. William769 Feb 2014 #5

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
2. You misunderstand...
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 07:55 PM
Feb 2014

The "walk out" is the opening presentation when all the nations walk out into the arena and are greeted by nation. They didn't "walk out" as in leave, but as in "walk out" onto stage.

At the link is part of the parade from Nagano in 1998 showing this occurring...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LQXwDMl8MGo#t=1711

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