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Silly Dreamer
02-03-2003, 12:55pm
Richard and Judy have accused the record company behind lesbian pop duo Tatu of promoting paedophilia.
Russian teenagers Julia Volkova, 16, and Lena Katina, 17, may top the charts this Sunday with their single All The Things She Said.

In their video they kiss and fondle each other while dressed in school uniforms. A spokesman for Polydor was unavailable for comment.

The mastermind behind the group, Ivan Shapovalov, says Tatu are an "underage sex project" designed to appeal to men in search of "underage entertainment".

Channel 4 presenter Richard Madeley branded them "sick" and attacked Polydor for supporting their "open paedophile message".

He said: "We are being told that these girls actually have underage lesbian sex in real life and we are being told by their manager that he spotted a gap in the market - a paedophile gap in the market."

"I think they should ban it, I think radio stations should take it upon themselves to ban it."

Shapovalov, a former child psychologist, has said: "It was five years ago that I decided to do this underage sex project in Russia. Why underage? Because I wanted it and found it funny."

Source (http://uk.music.yahoo.com/030201/4/dq8uc.html)

For once those Ricahard and Julie may have a point! I only say this as All the Things she said is really beging to get on my nevres a little even if its an ok song :funny:

Ben

kerry_f84
02-05-2003, 5:37am
Its an ok song, but the video is out of order, I totally agree with Richard and Judy on this one.

KiwiGuy
02-05-2003, 7:43am
Forgive me, but I think they are perfectly old enough to have sex? They are over 16. I don't think it was designed to attract pedophiles, I don't think even the greediest of record companies would do that. Besides, I don't think those girls are young enough to appeal to pedophiles in any case... and I've seen videos and movies where young boys and girls kiss, does this cound as promoting pedophilia?! No, it doesn't.

What I do think is wrong is the shameless use of "look, we're lesbians!!" to sell records. I mean, one lesbian-themed song would be fine, great even. But when they take it and turn it into a whole publicity thing (which worked, by the way) it just seems really unfair.

I think the song is alright... would be great if it wasn't so repetitive. I've heard other songs from their album... and, well, they mostly sound pretty much the same.

Laura48
02-05-2003, 10:21am
LOL! :funny: Wanna know something funny and true? The girls aren't lesbians ... yes, they "make out" in their video for "All The Things She Said," but I was talking to a friend of mine @ one of the Top 40 stations the other day and he heard from an "insider" that it's all just a publicity ploy to get people to notice them .. to talk about them, which is what we're doing here. The end result; increased album sales! :D

By-the-way, their record, 200 Km/H in the Wrong Lane, is awesome! :up:

Stephania5
02-05-2003, 10:44pm
I heard them say in an interview that they were just really close friends, but not lesbians.
To me, if it's a marketing ploy, then that's wrong. But if it's just them being them, then that's fine.
I bought their single All the Things She Said and didn't like it. If the album's anything like the song, I wouldn't be able to stand it.

Marine
02-10-2003, 4:22am
Lemme tell ya, I wish all of the videos I see could be contrived softcore pedo porn. The video is sh1t, it has no redeeming values. It is simply a bad excuse to have two girls that are underage (in this country anyhow) get it on for all the sickos. They don't even LOOK the age they are. Gross.

moshe
02-10-2003, 3:46pm
Their manager sounds like a sleazy guy,but I
think the video is OK>I've seen far more
offensive videos on MTV by big name artistes.
There was one by Prodigy which was really degrading & sadistic,but no-one complained
about it.By contrast,all that goes on here
are a couple of girls cuddling and kissing.
I think it's OK.But from what was said here,
their manager sounds like a dirtry old man?
Good tune,though