This is political crrectness gone wild. Too many people in the media and
the government have softened their views for one reason only, that is to
avoid being hit with a law suit. The media can get away with saying
anything they want, yet an ordinary person or a talk show host gets
fired for using a word that is means something else in another country.
Talk about your two sided, hypocritical television media.....
Stamp out political correctness.............
The Weasel
IceMan wrote:
Normally I'd not post a discussion thread here but since this is the forum for Spanish Women I thought I'd post the sad news here:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/0 ... 430475.php"According to the magazine People en Español, Luisa Fernanda, 36, was fired from Cotorreando for using the term "cherna" in Wednesday's broadcast. Although in Mexico, the word is a synonym of a grouper fish, it is used pejoratively by Cubans and other Caribbeans to refer to a gay man, according to a spokesperson for GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Telemundo announced that it "decided to terminate our relationship with Luisa Fernanda because she behaved in a manner that is not consistant with the culture of our company, including our respect for diversity." Monica Taher, media director of GLAAD, told La Opinión that "we are seeing a radical cultural change in Spanish media, which makes us feel happy and proud." Luisa Fernanda is a former member of the Mexican music group Garibaldi, and has appeared in vaious telenovelas and as host of the Spanish-language Home Shopping Network. In 2001, Telemundo hired her to co-host Cotorreando with veteran Cuban journalist Mauricio Zeilic. Cotorreando is broadcast at noon on KVEA Channel 52 in Los Angeles."
I did watch the show opening today not knowing she was gone yet and Luisa is gone from the show opening animation and a guest co-host was on.
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