Toxic Masculinity Saves the Day! Western Feminist’s Unhinged Rant Shut Down By Russian Officers!

An administrative offense report that resulted in a 2,000-ruble fine ($32) was the penalty imposed on Harriet Phillips, a citizen of the UK, who, according to the so-called progressive community, allegedly became a victim of discrimination in Krasnoyarsk. She allegedly traveled thousands of kilometers from faraway Scotland to give a speech in the local Peace Square museum. It wasn't just some speech, Phillips wanted to educate the public on feminism and open the eyes of Siberians to foreign, democratic values. She gathered her audience and began her tolerance-praising speech, which was interrupted by uninvited guests, who allegedly broke into the room in a rude and impertinent manner. The toxic guys, who turned out to be police officers, disrupted such an important lecture. Now, everybody's talking about how this situation doesn't help Russia's international image, shows the lack of culture, and so on.

Georgy Podgorny will tell us if we should treat these accusations seriously.

- Good evening, Georgy.

- Greetings.

- Did she get a fine just for being a feminist?

- That's not true, regardless of how much women rights activists want it to be. The lecture on feminism was interrupted after 30 minutes. The police officers showed their badges and asked if the girl from Scotland had permission to work in Russia.

Yelena Bobrovskaya, lecture planner: "The police approached her directly. The entire audience was confused. She was also confused, she didn't understand what was wrong. She was about to cry at some point but managed to hold back the tears."

At first, it may seem that the police interrupted an education process. However, the comment from the police made it all clear.

Vladimir Yurchenko, press-secretary for the Krasnoyarsk police: "The Migration Department of the Krasnoyarsk police discovered that a citizen of the United Kingdom entered the territory of the Russian Federation on a tourist visa. However, she was holding public events for the general public of Krasnoyarsk which contradicts the purpose of her visit, declared upon her arrival in the Russian Federation."

The story would be over, if it hadn't been for one thing. Feminist communities took it as a personal insult. "A devastating blow has been struck against freedom of speech.” The police is hunting dissidents.

Vitaly Milonov, member of State Duma: "When it comes to the interests of liberals, they all believe they're above the law. They demand strict observance of the law in terms of their rights but they never treat their duties as such. Imagine a family couple from the United States coming to Russia on a tourist visa and reading lectures on family values. There'd be instant outrage."

In addition, the Scottish student's VK page doesn't look too scientific. She doesn't post anything about scientific research in the foreign land. She's only subscribed to a series of LGBT and feminism pages. Perhaps she based her lecture on those? The event itself was supposed to be the story of the feminist movement in Western Europe and America. A couple of lines later, the discussion subjects skip the history of feminism and go straight to the sensitive issues, some toxic masculinity and intersexuality. So what was the lecture supposed to be about in the end? Was it about women's rights?

Natalia Chernysheva, social activist: "There's nothing bad about the women's rights movement. But sometimes, the person defending those rights is unable to appropriately justify their point so they begin making things up, tweaking their arguments, and saying things that aren't true. In this case, they tend to use some weird, made-up words."

It's not the first feminism-related controversy in Krasnoyarsk. The opponents of the needle of men's approval have recently attacked a barbershop. They didn't like it that women couldn't get a haircut there. The barbers offered them a cut, but the sulky ladies didn't come. Their principles prohibit them from taking cues from men. It seems that the feminist movement in Krasnoyarsk is a strong one. The situation surrounding that lecture even required police interference.

Pavel Sinkov, barber: "Krasnoyarsk isn't a city where these organizations and communities are strongly represented. I wouldn't call them strong. There have been two times I heard about feminists in Krasnoyarsk. Krasnoyarsk has some issues that are much more serious and global."

Nevertheless, Harriet Phillips wasn't deported. That wasn't even an option. Her attempt to share her vision of feminism has cost her a mere administrative fine.

- Georgy Podgorny on feminism that doesn't exempt one from administrative liability.