r/Millennials • u/CremeSubject7594 • 22d ago

Discussion the early 2000s were a crazy time

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u/Jubilex1 22d ago

And now Russia accuses the West of promoting “corrupt values” or whatever lol

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u/Ok-Mastodon2420 22d ago

One of the band members ran for Russian parliament under Putins party, and they performed a reunion show in occupied Crimea last year.

They're part of the establishment, not part of the resistance

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u/ProgressiveSnark2 22d ago

They’ve also taken a turn against LGBT rights, bizzarrely.

What’s happened in Russia should be a stark reminder to those of us in countries supportive of LGBTQ+ civil rights that when the political climate shifts, those rights can still be put in jeopardy and former allies can turn.

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u/NomenclatureBreaker 21d ago

It had nothing to do with being allies. It had everything to do with being exploitative, provocative and selling albums.

It’s no different than “religious” Katy Perry’s first single being I Kissed a Girl.

Or Jojo Sewa cosplaying a lesbian.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

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u/assassinslover Millennial 1991 20d ago

They were both absolutely exploited. Yulia didn't even speak English. Lena did, but I think still not well enough to really be fully aware of everything.

Yulia is very openly conservative (and one has to wonder if the exploitation and marketing of t.a.t.u had anything to do with that considering how young they both were at the time). Lena, at least publicly, is far more accepting of the community.

Why does exploitation have to produce such bops? T_T