In images taken in 2014 by France 24 in Saint Petersburg, Vitaly Milonov had spoken edifying words that qualified homosexuals as “child molesters sodomites”† In 2021, he was reprimanded by the Russian Human Rights Council for calling for… “sterilization” homosexuals. “Every day I will try to help participants identify the weak link”, he promises. In 2013, he pioneered a law punishing any act of homosexual “propaganda” in front of minors with a fine. To frame the “game”, co-hosts of the show: blogger Amiran Sardarov, explaining that he wanted “entertainment and something socially interesting”and… Vitaly Milonov, a far-right Russian MP, best known for his LGBTophobic views. Another applauds the concept: Anyway, guys, well done for making such a format of the program! Finally viewers will understand that gays are no different from non-gays, that you can be straight and stupid, and that femininity or masculinity means absolutely nothing. It’s going to be mega hype!”, writes one viewer. “The worst ending: Amiran confesses he’s gay and kisses Milonov. If some comments describe the show as: “interesting” or “pleasure”most bet on the coming out of the presenters. In just a week, the show has easily racked up over a million views on YouTube. The first test consists of sleeping together in the same room, in the same bed and sharing the same shower… Oiled men with prominent pecs and bimbos in very scanty outfits complete the picture. The participants then discover a living room decorated with pictures of old men kissing, deer copulation. A deadly insult, so serious that it has now almost disappeared from everyday language. The “cock” defines a homosexual in Russian prison language.
The atmosphere warms up with the arrival of the candidates who smile and greet a caged rooster placed at the entrance of the TV studio. Sure there are a few, but not many and few people know about them”throw a Vote out after a traveling camera crossed a snowy landscape to a background of disturbing music. “Finding a gay in this country is like finding a working McDonald’s. The program offers very “cliche” tests, based on trite and filthy prejudices. Conversely, the amount goes to those who identified it. If the gay person goes through the eight episodes without being pierced to date, he will win two million rubles (27,000 euros). One of them will be eliminated by the majority. During tests based on the most dubious biases – a candidate’s reaction to a stripper or stripper drawn by lot, blind identification and touch of a female or male buttocks, this last test that allows to win an immunity trophy win – it’s about exposing the “invader” among heterosexuals.Ĭontestants have 52 minutes per episode to cast their vote. Halfway through secret story et Koh-Lanta, the concept is to reveal the homosexual among the eight men who are locked up together. And more than a million people have already seen it. “I’m not gay” (“ I’m not gay”) is a reality TV program that has been airing on Youtube since April 25.