"David" <dimlan17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> from variety
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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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