This past Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new law that bans profanity in any art form, cultural or entertainment event in the country.
USSR 2.0 is at hand. I guess he saw all the communist actions Obama was enjoying and got a little jealous.
(CNN) — Thinking about making a film? Better leave out the foul language if you want it to be seen in Russia. The same goes for plays. Even rock stars will need to leave their potty mouths at home.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on a new law Monday that bans swearing at arts, cultural and entertainment events in the country.
Any new film containing obscene language won’t be granted a distribution certificate, so there’s no chance of seeing it at the movie theater.
And copies of books, CDs or films containing swearing can only be distributed in a sealed package labeled “Contains obscene language,” a Kremlin statement said.
According to state news agency ITAR-Tass, individuals caught using foul language face a fine of up to $70, while officials can be fined up to $40 and businesses nearly $1,400. They face a higher fine and a three-month suspension of business for repeated offenses.
Determination of what counts as profane language will be done through “an independent examination,” the news agency said.
According to the Kremlin, the legislation “bans the use of obscene language when ensuring the rights of Russian citizens to the use of the state language, and protecting and developing language culture.”
The law could come into effect as soon as July 1, ITAR-Tass said, but it doesn’t apply to cultural and artistic works that have already been issued.
While some may hail attempts to clean up the nation’s language, it will likely be seen by critics as the latest step under Putin’s leadership to limit freedom of expression and promote a conservative, nationalist viewpoint.
A report by rights group Amnesty International in January highlighted a denial of “basic freedoms” in Russia, which last year introduced a law barring anyone from talking positively about homosexuality in earshot of minors.
I see a lot of you hating on Obama and saying you don’t like how he is so leftist and taking God out of everything and so banning profanity would be good in the US. Do you have any idea how much those two things contradict each other? You don’t like Obama getting into your life and telling people what religion to follow or when and where they can practice their religion because that infringes on what you believe in. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like it either. But you can’t dislike that and then turn around and say BUT because I don’t like profanity he can infringe on other people’s first amendment rights and tell them when and where they can say certain words. You can’t have it both ways people.
The truth is that banning any sort of language has nothing to do with morals and everything to do with control. Foul language is fine. Pornography is fine.
Bans foul language….invades other countries….kills people…yes…MORALS.
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Well the Bible is starting to fulfill its meaning we are becoming the Satin on earth with all our filth on tv and movies and even in the music and trying to rid our country of “GOD” and here we have Russia doing the entire difference . If you don’t believe read Revelations the United States is not around but the powers of Russia and China are.
another lunatic in power
Go to hell. I have freedom of speech
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Kiss my ASS putin
FUC THAT MIDGET