Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Part of the anger in Brazil about The Simpsons is that, > > as well the stereotypes, there are many inaccuracies-- > > Marge, the mother, finds that the > > local mode of transport is the "conga", which is a > > Caribbean dance. (She takes a conga to the hotel). > > > Ok, so this is _obvious_ a satirical thing. So what?
That's the part that gets me. The Simpsons makes fun of *EVERYONE*. Not an ehtnic group, political philosophy, or profession is free from the skewering. > > There is also the penetrada, a fictitious and > > lascivious dance shown them by the teacher. > > > Which is perfectly possible, because _some_ dances > are quite lascivious. Have I ever told about the > "trenzinho do funk" ["funk train"]? > If Brazil didn't seem, at least from an American perspective, to revel in its sexuality, "the penetrada" wouldn't have been nearly as funny. And the stuff about the kids' shows "Clockwise! Counterclockwise" is quite conspicuous in its absence. > Something that was very ineresting is that Fox made > fun of Brazilian money, that, when looked carefully, > is quite a gay money, with tones of pink and purple... > That is a little gay, now that you mention it. :-) Jim ------------------------------------------------
