{"id":392,"date":"2015-03-07T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T18:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2018-01-29T02:49:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T08:49:26","slug":"pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"pussy riot on house of cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

this post contains no serious\u00a0spoilers<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(important story info about a tv episode\u00a0that will spoil\/ruin your viewing experience if u haven’t seen it yet).<\/p>\n

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house of cards’ francis underwood, played by kevin spacey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

but……if like me, u didn’t read about\u00a0pussy riot<\/strong>‘s participation in season 3 of house of cards<\/strong><\/em><\/a> on-line, then actually\u00a0the title of this post is a bit of a spoiler<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"First<\/h6>\n
masha & nadya of pussy riot\u00a0(star traks photo<\/em>)<\/h6>\n

because i hadn’t\u00a0read anything about it, i was surprised and juiced to see a pussy riot cameo<\/strong><\/em> (brief appearance by somebody recognizable) in episode 3. nadezhda tolokonnikova (nadya) and maria alyokhina (masha) were arrested for performing an interrupted punk prayer (the song mother of god–kick out<\/a> putin<\/strong><\/em>) at the cathedral of christ the savior in moscow in 2012.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=grEBLskpDWQ<\/p>\n

they\u00a0served more than a year in prison before being granted<\/a> amnesty in december\u00a0of 2013.<\/p>\n

the closing credits of the the house of cards<\/em> episode includes a new song, d<\/strong>on’t cry genocide<\/strong><\/em> written and performed with members of the american electronic punk band le tigre<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2a6HKFGg-p4<\/p>\n

the lyrics are heavy with the punk feminism pussy riot is known for…..<\/p>\n

the fatherland is built on compliance<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n

from the bedroom to global finance<\/h4>\n

women make the best traitors<\/em><\/h4>\n

strikers, refusers we’re bitches by nature<\/h4>\n

compliance<\/strong><\/em> means following the rules<\/em>.\u00a0traitors<\/em><\/strong> are people who betray<\/em>; in the song, people who\u00a0go against the fatherland.<\/p>\n

tolokonnikova sees\u00a0don’t cry genocide <\/strong><\/em>as<\/a><\/p>\n

an international english-language song which is devoted to the militarization of society and to american drones in particular<\/h4>\n
\"drone-strike\"\"drone<\/h6>\n
\u00a0a drone attack \u00a0& \u00a0its impact on the ground \u00a0(pakistan.com.pk, cnn.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

specifically, the lyrics talk about drones like this<\/p>\n

fuck me with your big hard drone \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

kill my whole family, I don’t wanna die alone.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

pick us off<\/em><\/a> one at a time\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

so the u.n. won’t cry genocide<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

in this context, the idea of\u00a0pick off <\/strong><\/em><\/a>is kill<\/em>\u00a0in the style\u00a0of a sniper<\/a> or with the precision that supporters of drone attacks claim. it contrasts with genocide<\/strong><\/em>, the systematic destruction of an entire ethnicity. the u.n.<\/strong> is the united nations.<\/p>\n

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the united nations building in new york city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and keeping it efl,\u00a0nadya said this about singing in english<\/p>\n

it was hard as hell to learn all these english phrases<\/h4>\n

click here<\/a> to read le tigre member\u00a0johanna fateman<\/strong>‘s account of the don’t cry genocide\/house of cards experience with pussy riot. \u00a0to read the complete lyrics of don’t cry genocide<\/em>, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

fun english practice\u00a0\":)\"\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

have u seen\u00a0house of cards<\/em>? \u00a0what did u think of pussy riot’s cameo<\/em>? \u00a0what is your opinion about drone strikes<\/em> or the other issues that the lyrics to don’t cry genocide<\/em> bring up<\/a>? share your opinions under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n