As same-sex marriage has now been legalised in the
US, ChebuRussia TV of YouTube decided to conduct a social experiment to
see what would happen when two men holding hands walked through the streets of
Moscow, Russia.
The footage was captured by a third member walking in front of them
with a camera hidden in his bag.
“I’m a bit frightened by his reaction, he hit hard.” Said one of
the men, after being violently pushed by another man walking in between them.
As predicted, there is staring, verbal abuse and a number of
physical confrontations.
“On one side of the planet this is absolutely normal. In Russia –
it’s not.” The video concludes.
Watch below to see what happened:
This is not the first time this kind of experiment has taken place.
Previously, another social experiment was conducted in Luton, with BBC Three
Counties, when two
straight radio presenters, DJ Iain Lee and Justin Dealey, walked
through the streets holding hands and encountered shocking homophobia.
After just ten minutes walking around the town, the pair recieve a
number of dirty looks and comments.
When they challenge a man on his reaction, he calls the pair
“disgusting”.
Another woman says: “I don’t like it in my face, to be honest”.
Yes, it really does suck (to be) in some countries. :/
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