Cristal Snow takes a stand on Päivi Räsänen’s sentence on Instagram.
Cristal Snow considers Päivi Räsänen’s sentence to be correct. PDO
Drag artist and presenter Cristal Snow commented on Päivi Räsänen’s (kd) criminal conviction in her recent Instagram update. On Thursday, the Supreme Court convicted a Member of Parliament and the former Minister of the Interior of inciting against a people’s group.
Cristal Snow has published a picture of herself dressed in drag.
– Hi Päivi! Cheers! Here I am gay at a gig! the artist writes in his Instagram update.
After this, he opens his thoughts about the sentence received by the member of parliament.
– I have been following this debate for years – not only in public, but also in my own life. That’s why this judgment feels personal. I agree with the solution, writes Cristal Snow.
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The artist does not want to rejoice at another’s expense or mock or belittle Räsänen’s upset.
– But I honestly hope that this would stop him for a moment to listen. For me – and many others in the rainbow community – these words have never been just opinions. They’ve been felt, they’ve hurt, and they’ve left their mark.
Päivi Räsänen was convicted of a crime on Thursday. Timur Yilmaz
Räsänen himself described his sentence as a shock. He said he was seriously considering appealing his sentence to the European Court of Human Rights.
Cristal Snow says she hopes that if the case goes to the European Court of Human Rights, it will bring more understanding to why such speeches matter.
– Not because someone would “win”, but because maybe someone could see another person a little more clearly.
– I hope for a world where no one has to defend their own dignity, because we are not a sin. We will never live in shame again, Cristal Snow ends her post with a rainbow emoji.
Päivi Räsänen’s sentence was related to a pamphlet published in 2004. Timur Yilmaz
Räsänen’s sentence was related to a pamphlet published in 2004 He created them male and female – Gay relationships challenge the Christian understanding of peoplein which he wrote that homosexuality is a disorder of psychosocial development. Räsänen said he defended the traditional Christian concept of the family.
The Supreme Court found Räsänen guilty of a crime in 2019, when he republished his pamphlet writing on social media. The legislation regarding incitement against a national group took its current form in 2011.
Räsänen told the media that he does not feel that he has anything to apologize to homosexuals.
– I think that it is still completely legal and also in line with religious freedom, for example, to say that same-sex relationships are against God’s will, they are a sin. I think that it is not an insult or an insult to anyone, but it is the teaching of the Bible, Räsänen said.
Räsänen’s punishment is 20 daily fines, which makes his income 1,800 euros. Previously, Räsänen’s charges had been dismissed in the Helsinki District Court and the Court of Appeal. The state prosecutor took the case to the Supreme Court.
Cristal Snow is known as a musician, actress and drag artist, among other things. On television, he has hosted, among other things Ten tons and Wheel of fortune.
