The group is this Russian pop duo called “Tatu.” What I am referring to (it is not pornographic, unless you’re Southern Baptist) is here
My first reaction to this was WTF? If they were a group of ADULTS like Lords of Acid, whose act is heavily sexualized, that would be different. But these are teenaged girls for crying out loud, whose videos are shown on MTV Russia! (Scroll down this page. One is 16, the other 17.)
I was uncomfortable enough when Britney Spears, then only 16, was baring her midriff and shaking her ass to sell albums. But THIS. . .
I mean, I just can’t think of a good reason for this except exploitation.
[Mod - I guess this is sort-of a rant. Please move to the Pit if it seems appropriate. I thought that given the subject matter, it belonged here, but I could be wrong.]
My 16 year old daughter has a picture of her kissing her girlfriend. No one set it up or told them to do it. They’re rather fond of the picture and it’s displayed prominately in my daughter’s room. I fail to see how this is exploitation
If they were 18 would it be OK? Would it be OK if it was a boy and a girl kissing? Correct me if I’m wrong, but in many other countries, the age of sexual consent is lower than in the U.S., so I guess 16 and 17 year olds can be seen kissing there, but not here?
I think that more serious problem is that their name is “Tatu”, since that happens to be my name, too. I fear that there are only more “Hey Tatu, do you listen to… Tatu? Hur hur hur” jokes coming along in the road.
I think what’s so controversial about this group goes a little beyond kissing…that’s actually pretty tame. According to different sources, they’ve admitted to, or at least failed to dispel rumors that they are lovers, which if they were of age shouldn’t be a big deal. Here’s a link to an article about them.
I think the creepiest part is that they were manufactured a la some of our American boybands by a former psychologist. Sounds like a creepy experiment of some sort to me.