On Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave a double thumbs-up to a topless protester in Germany who came bouncing towards him like Michelle Jenneke. The girl was in Hanover with the women’s rights group Femen, opposed to the treatment of the band Pussy Riot, who were jailed in 2012 for “premeditated hooliganism.”
Putin understandably missed the part where they yelled “f*ck you” and called him a dictator, reportedly telling a translator afterwards that they were “pretty” and he “liked” how they approached him. Via NPR:
Putin told reporters he “couldn’t see if they were blond or brunettes. … I don’t see anything horrifying in what they did.” He also quipped that while it’s better to keep one’s clothes on during protests, “it’s not so cold out — so they can also do it this way.” Continue reading “Vladimir Putin Enjoys Long Walks on the Beach and Nude Protests”