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A compliment disguised as a joke wins a glass of wine...in the face
One of Brazil’s most powerful women says she was only defending her honor when she tossed a glass of white wine in the face of an equally powerful elected official who called her a “man-eater.” Read full article
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Dec 14th, 2015 - 08:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good for her !! A knee in his crotch might have been a good afterthought.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 09:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Anyway, you have NO chance pal.
The Brazilian extreme right as well as extremely corrupt is extremely rude. They think that engulfed the king's crown and think they should be served by the people, instead of serving.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 10:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Senator José Serra (picture) received millions of dollars from Chevron to defend the interests of the North American company in the pre-salt.
A senator of the Republic of Brazil defending foreign interests!
The corruption of government opponents has no limits! He deserved a rifle shot in the middle of the head, a glass of wine was little!
Cringe worthy, even from a dickhead 'old man'.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good looking woman though and handy with a wineglass full of wine!
LOL
“It was a complement disguised as a joke,”
Dec 14th, 2015 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0-- Mercopress needs to seek out someone who can write in proper English.
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“ ....defend the interests of the North American company in the pre-salt.”
-- For others, it's clearly asking too much to expect that they write in a manner that might be understood.
@5 Chilíndio
Dec 14th, 2015 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your personal opinion about my knowledge of English does not interest me.
You are attacking me for free and unjustifiably. This proves that your sense of democracy was developed in the Pinochet era.
I do not know these characters, hence I will refrain myself from posting anything about Brazilian politics.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 01:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However, I´d like to point something: She said “I did what any honorable woman would do”, I say BS to that. Throwing stuff to other´s faces is not a “honorable” way to defend yourself, that may even confirm she is a cheap lady used to react like that.
Pretty poor “weapon of choice” IMO.
Now imagine that a man throws his wine against a lady´s face because she made a derogatory comment: oh the cry from the feminists !
Civil people do not offend others. And when civil people are verbally attacked, they reply with smart, not with wine.
I suppose with the impending potential replacement of Dilma, some politicians are trying to stand out from the crowd...... and for once it isn't standing out for being corrupt.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 01:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@6 brasshole, for the record.... eu não sou chileno
Dec 14th, 2015 - 05:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0On the other hand, your attempts to communicate in any language we have seen so far seem to reflect not only a clear inability to form a rationally constructed message, but also a disturbing mental condition that calls for professional intervention.
@9 Chilíndio
Dec 14th, 2015 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You should do as I do! I just read and answer what interests me.
Surely it's not an imbecile like you that will correct me.
compliment disguised as a joke
Dec 14th, 2015 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good news today.
The third of the new Astute Class attack submarines, Artful, has officially been handed over to the Royal Navy
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/third-astute-submarine-formally-handed-over-to-the-royal-navy
And 60 Yes 60 new boats for the royal navy announced today,
Yippee yippee,
But alas despite the defence minister stating they will protect the mighty carriers,
They are rather very small, 52 foot,
In port protection only,
Still it increases the books they will say.
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Michael Fallon has today visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth
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Defence Secretary announced a new £13.5million contract with BAE Systems for 60 new PACIFIC 24 Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats. Though dwarfed in size by the Carriers, the P24 form a vital part of the Royal Navy fleet, not only acting as ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore transfer, but rapid response craft in fast rescue, anti-piracy and counter-narcotics missions.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/third-astute-submarine-formally-handed-over-to-the-royal-navy
Has anyone looked at these vessels? They are the type of thing used to patrol the Thames by the RNLI. Still, once brought into service, the Tories will say that the UK has the largest Navy that we have had for 30 years
New generation Royal Navy RIB
14 Dec 2015
- See more at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/third-astute-submarine-formally-handed-over-to-the-royal-navy
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That's it England. Who has money left over can do it!
Dec 14th, 2015 - 07:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0England is poor, it has no navy army or planes..
Dec 14th, 2015 - 07:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0are you willing to contribute to help this poor nation to have some....
I can even send food, but no money to buy weapons.
Dec 14th, 2015 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but no money to buy weapons
Dec 14th, 2015 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sweets then...
Lol
Dec 15th, 2015 - 01:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0roflmao
Dec 15th, 2015 - 03:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3BRasshole
Dec 15th, 2015 - 04:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The Brazilian extreme right as well as extremely corrupt is extremely rude. They think that engulfed the king's crown and think they should be served by the people, instead of serving.”
First of all, asshole, there is no extreme right in Brazil, except for a few skin-heads...and if I were you, I'd keep clear of them.....they don't like faggots.
Anyway, talking of 'rude', I think that the title of King of Rude should go to Lula, as so should those of King of Ignorance, of CorruPTion, of ContradiKtion, of Drunks, of Liars, of Thieves......also, King of 'piss-in-his-pants' as he once did while in public ....the long stain in the front of his trousers was too obvious to miss...,
Faggots..... really?
Dec 15th, 2015 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@19 Skip
Dec 16th, 2015 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Really.
Yeah, you missed the point. Calling Brasileiro gay isn't an insult.... no matter which word you use.
Dec 17th, 2015 - 09:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Dick head!
@21 Skip
Dec 17th, 2015 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Maybe you missed the point... it's a cultural thing ; Presumably in Australia, where you have a more civilized culture (than in Brazil) , calling someone a faggot may not amount to much....but in Brazil, where native Brazilians usually feel the urge to prove they are 'macho men' all the time, it definitely is an insult ; On the other hand, if your intention was to point out that calling the Brasshole a faggot was not insulting enough, I'd have to agree with you.
Jack
Dec 21st, 2015 - 08:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Using sexual identity for any sort of insult or any attempt to disempower, denigrate or connotate is unacceptable.
It doesn't reflect on the victim but on the perpetrator.
It is only considered an insult in Brazil or any “macho culture” because there homosexuality is considered weaker, less masculine and unnatural.
It is none of those things.
But by using it as an insult you perpetuate those beliefs.
The only way a culture can move past such stereotypes is to stop using them. You didn't belittle Brasileiro who is usually too stupid and focussed on his next inane post, instead you strengthened an idea that causes teenage boys to commit suicide instead of being seen as all the negative connotations such an insult encompasses.
Inadvertently you perpetuate the idea that it is better to lie about your true identity than be honest about who you are. The young man that marries a girl instead of accepting he would prefer to marry a guy. The father that prefers to ostracise or beat his son because they don't conform to his version of what a REAL man is.
Don't use it as an insult because it isn't an insult to straight people. It is an insult to fragile gay men (and woman) who don't deserve to be denigrated so you can try to hurt someone else.
I am an out, proud, gay male. I own my identity. Don't use my identity to insult someone else. My identity isn't a weakness. Use their actual weaknesses to insult them.
#23
Dec 21st, 2015 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well said !!
I was brought up in an extreme macho culture in Glasgow where it was the accepted norm to use the derisory terms of poof or nancy boy.
The TV and films had a stereotype gay...flamboyantly dressed , histrionic and outrageous in behaviour. This perpetuated the myth.
When I got older, I realised that I had been working with some “gay” men and some lesbians. They were no different to me in everything but sexuality.
It changed my way of thinking. They were no threat to me or mine.
In fact, they were rather good company. They did not choose to be the way they were any more than me.
To use the term “gay” implying that you are less than a man and a girly effeminate , is ridiculous.
Alexander the Great was “gay” or bi-sexual and he would pass any definition of a macho man !
@23 Skip
Dec 21st, 2015 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm not going to argue with you, because this is not about trying to offend gay people ; it has nothing to do with them. Just let's not simply dismiss the context in which I was using the term.....calling an ignorant brazzo, supposedly straight, a 'fag', IS an insult. My intention was to get him pissed-off, NOT to offend gay people, so much so, that in the past, I have managed to extract the desired reaction from the idiot, by calling him just that, in Portuguese.
On the other hand, I fully agree with you calling gay people 'gay', with the intention of insulting them, IS ridiculous, and I feel absolutely NO need to insult them because of their sexual identity.
Thank you Jack (and Clyde)
Dec 21st, 2015 - 08:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“this is not about trying to offend gay people”
Yet you did just that.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I apologise, to you (and Clyde).
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