‘We are Tanuki’: Russian restaurant chain fights back after being targeted by far-right hate group over ads featuring Black model

On August 28, the far-right hate group "Male State" launched an attack on the Russian sushi delivery chain "YobiDoyobi" over an advertisement featuring a Black model. In response, the company pulled the ad and issued a public apology. The next day, Male State founder Vladislav Pozdnyakov called on his followers to go after "Tanuki," another Russian chain of Japanese restaurants, for featuring a Black model and the rainbow flag in its marketing materials. This time, however, the target of the attack has refused to succumb to the pressure - even after law enforcement received a string of reports about bomb threats at Tanuki's Moscow locations. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/30/we-are-tanuki