• Re: Argentina upset at "The Simpsons"

    From Orson Wells as CitizenCain@1:2320/100 to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.simpsons,rec.spo on Mon Apr 14 23:32:27 2008
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    "David" <dimlan17@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:prv704597sauoqgd8lephsdbti1f4ef0ng@4ax.com...
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    'Simpsons' stirs uproar in Argentina
    Upcoming episode causes controversy
    By CHARLES NEWBERY

    An episode of "The Simpsons" is stirring a political uproar in
    Argentina -- even though it hasn't yet aired.

    In the 10th episode of season 19, which has already screened in the
    U.S, Carl Carlson tells Homer that former Argentine President Juan
    Peron was a dictator, adding "When he disappeared you, you stayed disappeared."

    "Of course, his wife was Madonna," Lenny Leonard says in reference to
    the singer-actress' role as Eva Peron in "Evita."

    However, it wasn't the Peron regime but the 1976-83 military
    dictatorship that followed his rule that has been blamed for the disappearance of 30,000 citizens.

    The episode isn't skedded to air until June or July on Telefe and
    Canal Fox in Argentina.

    But the segment on YouTube had an estimated 12,000 viewings in
    Argentina over the weekend.

    Lorenzo Pepe, a former congressman and now secretary general of the
    National Institute of Juan Peron, called on national broadcasting
    regulator Comfer to intervene.

    It isn't clear what action Comfer could take.


    They could always do what they've got the ability to do, i.e. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.


    This is why Argentina gets no respect at the U.N.


    A spokesman for the
    regulator said censorship wasn't an option for "The Simpsons," which
    for years has been a top-rated import in Argentina.


    And yet, it's nearly impossible to find Lisa or Marge Simpson nudes in the country. Except on the black market of course.

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