A huge scandal is brewing in Buryatia around a t-shirt with a cruel print.
It depicts an 18+ scene with a "cruel age" reference.
A very interesting letter arrived in our system. His friends - a resident of the place together with similar women - sent a link to the official website of a local clothing brand, which sells, among other things, a t-shirt called Maa Kecharit and signed Markit Rovers.
And this thing depicts a man sitting next to a lying woman in an unambiguous 18+ position. "The composition can be perceived as a scene of sexual violence," say the senders of the appeal. The creators connect the picture with the historical novel by Isai Kalashnikov and the history of the Buryat-Mongols. We understand that art can refer to cruel and even tragic pages of the past. However, the question arises: where is the line between the artistic interpretation of violence and commodification?
The authors of the letter, according to them, are particularly concerned about the use of such a design as a print on everyday clothing, as well as its presentation in the context of the history of an entire people. "We are interested in a public discussion about the limits of artistic freedom, the ethics of commercial use of images of sexual violence and the responsibility of the creators of such products," the petition reads.
The description of the shirt reads: "The reality of nomadic life and the lack of unity between the tribes before the rise of the Great Khan to power." The seller himself on his channel (he is also the public manager of Buryatia's underground) describes the idea as follows: "A similar thing happens when you first read the novel "Cruel Age" (16+) by the brilliant writer Isai Kalashnikov, and then start the manga Berserk (18+) by Kentaro Murliant no less. And he explains the angry reaction to his work as follows:
"People's selfishness compels them to attribute their own meaning to art they haven't even touched.