RT
March 10, 2019
The practice of giving flowers on Women’s Day in Russia led to a confrontation with pepper spray at a feminist cafe, sparked heated debates, and a macabre organ-severing performance.
A group of men armed with bouquets of tulips entered the Simona café in St. Petersburg – an establishment that prides itself on being male-free for most of the day and serves as headquarters for local feminists a day before the public holiday on March 8.
Despite the protests of the women in the room, the guys – from a conservative youth group – chanted holiday greetings and quickly left. The man filming the action, however, let his prying eye linger a bit too long for the ladies and got pepper sprayed.
Мужчины решили поздравить феменисток в Санкт-Петербурге из кафе “Симона”. Возможно, они перешли какие-то границы и у них были конфликты, но ребята действительно хотели сделать приятно. Зачем так грубо обращаться с парнями?🤔#InternationalWomansDay pic.twitter.com/sI9Z1T01Xu
— Ульяна Ларина (@TvoyaLarina) March 8, 2019
While the internet debated who was wrong, and mused over the footage of the guy suffering the effects of the pepper spray, the feminist group organized a staggering response with some support from a naked man. He braved the freezing temperatures to lie on the steps of an iconic wedding palace, all covered in tulips, and with a ‘torn off’ silicone penis.
Феминистки ответили на вчерашнее «насильное» поздравление и принесли к загсу обнаженного мужчину в цветах pic.twitter.com/tVSbNEdjpb
— Dave Frenkel (@merr1k) March 8, 2019
The sign next to the man read “Your flowers will…