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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.
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.
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