In a provocative choice, Russian singers Tatu will perform before the 3,000 athletes march through a stadium on the shores of the Black Sea, one of the many newly built facilities in the most expensive Olympics in history.
The women in Tatu put on a lesbian act that is largely seen as an attention-getting gimmick. It contrasts with the very real anger over a Russian law banning gay "propaganda" aimed at minors that is being used to discriminate against gays. Some world leaders and activists have protested the law, and President Barack Obama is skipping the opening ceremony and sending a delegation that includes prominent gay athletes instead.
The opening ceremony is Russia's chance to show itself and its post-Soviet identity to the world...
The fake lesbians must have a huge following. This YouTube video has more than 51 million views.
Damn, i thought it were the 'Babushka's' who would 'perform' .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BgUstrmJzyc
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