“Cool pictures”: experts commented on the MBH media meme with Putin and Simonyan

In the hands of MBH Media employees, photoshop suddenly turned into a weapon of political propaganda. During the week, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's subordinates published several memes, the heroine of which was fortunate enough to become RT chief editor Margarita Simonyan.

The pinnacle of creativity MBS Media "was the publication on Twitter of their version of the comic" The gap on the basis of the Thai political crisis "(Thai Political Crisis Breakup). For the first time this comic strip, which tells how a man refused to have sex with a woman because of the photos on her bedside, appeared in 2017 in the Thai sector of the Internet. In the original, the reason for the break in the pair was the photo of the Thai opposition leader Sutep Taugsuban.

Employees of MBH Media made the main characters of the Putin and Simonyan memes, and replaced the photo of the Thai fighter with the regime with a picture of Khodorkovsky in a prison uniform.

Three-letter media

Political analyst Alexander Asafov called the meme published by MBH Media with Russian President Vladimir Putin and RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan an insult.

“In fact, this is a personal insult. Moreover, it is rather obscene when there is nothing to say about the case, but it is necessary to react, ”said Asafov.

In his opinion, the actions of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s employees demonstrate their lack of professionalism and bias.

“It is expected that the media will carry democratic values ​​and fight for justice, but only use low-key techniques in the absence of arguments,” comments the expert. - If I were Margarita Simonyan, I would sue for an insult. But she will not do this, because she is really a professional who calmly treats all attacks against her. ”

Denis Kuskov, general director of TelecomDaily, an information and analytical agency, also believes that judicial levers should be used to eradicate cases of humiliation of the honor and dignity of people on the Internet.

“Everything that is possible is published on the Internet, and often with very unethical content. This publication borders on the norms of morality, ethics. When this happens, it is necessary to understand and bring to justice, ”said Kuskov.

Aleksey Mukhin, General Director of the Center for Political Information, recalls that MBH Media cannot be considered a full-fledged media outlet.

“This is a pocket site, a portal, a business card of Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky that serves his interests,” Mukhin said.

In addition, according to a political analyst, this comic was personally coordinated with Khodorkovsky.

“Such things do not do him honor, but paint in a very unfavorable light, giving out all the complexes, including political ones ... I would speak here not about morality, but about psychology. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, as is known, had presidential ambitions, and he very much envies Vladimir Putin. Including, I think so, and in the male part, too, being an unclaimed man, ”Mukhin concluded.

However, the publication of an offensive comic did not bring the expected effect for MBH. Commentators criticized the runaway oligarch’s editors for “banal, flat and blunt” jokes:

“What are you banal, flat, I would even say, stupid”;

"Well, this is the bottom already";

"Morons, b ****" - or rather not say. Hodormedia is as flat as its master. More you could not disgrace! Congratulations";

“However, suddenly. Oligarch with a sneaky vulgar twitter rogue;

“The last picture from MBH is already gone. Nerves surrendered?

Personnel Trouble

It should be noted that an aggressive attack on Simonyan from the MBH Media side coincided with the transfer of Maria Baronova from Open Russia to RT. At the new place, she will be engaged in the charity project “We will continue to act” (DBM).

“Such a painful reaction (“ MBH media ”. - RT ) is obviously caused by Maria Baronova’s transition to the position in RT, which shows that it’s impartiality in RT, and not at all in MBH media, which, apparently, shows his displeasure. They cannot say anything and do it with vulgar pictures, ”commented political scientist Alexander Asafov.

* “Open Russia” is a social movement whose activity is recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation (Order of the Ministry of Justice of Russia No. 556-p of 04/27/2017).