Posted on 01/16/2011 10:56:22 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The country's National Telecommunications Commission condemned the programme for it's "degrading treatment of Venezuela" and asked Televen to immediately stop broadcasting it.
In the show, called Chepe Fortuna, the girl called Venezuela has a better behaved sister called Colombia.
In one episode, Venezuela is shown searching for her dog after he goes missing, calling out: "Little Hugo? Baby? Baby? Cutie?" Later Venezuela is seen crying as she talks to someone over the phone and asks: "What will become of Venezuela without Little Hugo?" A man replies: "Venezuela will be free. Lately Little Hugo was defecating everywhere."
The show was not screened on Friday and in a speech on Saturday, President Chavez said: "What disrespect for Venezuela! That soap is so horrible. At least Televen agreed."
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A statement from the government telecommunication regulator in Venezuela said the programme repeatedly characterised the girl Venezuela "as associated with criminal activities".
"After careful analysis, it was found that these contents promoted political and racial intolerance, xenophobia and incitement of crime," it stated.
Miguel Angel Baquero, producer and script writer of the show, said in a radio interview that it was "a comedy of manners that is only trying to entertain people".
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Change the dog’s name to “Little O”.
ROTLMFAO ! But it is the truth concerning little boy Hugo !
>Change the dog’s name to “Little O”.
Dog? I thought you meant bitch?
This was in Venezuela?
Does this producer want to go to prison forever?
[from the source:] “President Hugo Chavez’s government has ordered a private television station to stop showing a Colombian soap opera featuring a troublesome dog called Little Hugo owned by a girl called Venezuela who feels better off without him.”
That should be “be dropped,” not “is dropped.”
Another useful grammatical distinction is dying at the hands of lazy, ignorant, government-schooled drones.
BTW: A man is “hanged,” not “hung,” in family newspapers and websites.
A ship “sank” yesterday, not “sunk.”
Honey, I SHRANK the kids!
I DRANK a bottle of vodka yesterday. When I showed up for my job interview, I HAD DRUNK the vodka already. I am NOT a drunk!
Those samba states certainly carry their metaphors to a great distance.
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Dictators have no sense of humor. They do not like being ridiculed, mocked, laughed at, or made fun of.
It’s a Colombian program. lol.
I wonder if its online with subtitles? I watch a lot of Korean programs with subtitles.
Where did they get those phrases, from the DNC?
A quotable quote.
GREAT catch!
Oh, I don't know. Caligula made his pet horse a senator.
Nowadays, we have a bunch of partial horses in our own Senate.....
O for Obama, who is a wuss.
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