He also called him an "arregão", which generally means "coward", but that word in particular reminds me of what the most irritating classmates said in like, 5th grade. This is generally Marçal's...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A candidate in Sao Paulo ’s mayoral race was treated and released Monday from a hospital after one of his five rivals in a televised debate slammed him with a metal chair following references to allegations of sexual misconduct.
Pablo Marçal, a personal development influencer turned right-wing politician, referred to the allegations against José Luiz Datena, a former TV presenter turned candidate, during the debate Sunday evening and said Datena had wanted to slap him. He added: “You’re not even man enough to do this.”
He also called him an "arregão", which generally means "coward", but that word in particular reminds me of what the most irritating classmates said in like, 5th grade. This is generally Marçal's whole vibe, being right-wing with the really coarse, blunt and offensive language that made Trump such a lightning rod when he was being regarded as a borderline joke candidate in 2016. He also made gestures implying the main Left-wing candidate of having been a cocaine user and tried exorcising him with a employment record book.
Datena, who has denied the allegations, then came over toward Marçal’s podium with the chair above his head and slammed it into Marçal’s side as the influencer put up his arms. The moderator of the TV Cultura debate then quickly interrupted and cut to commercials, and the debate resumed later Sunday night without Marçal.
An inquiry into the alleged misconduct by Datena never resulted in any charges, and it was shelved when the accuser retracted her statements.
Speaking to reporters after the debate, Datena explained that the episode had been especially painful for him because he believes it prompted his mother-in-law to suffer a series of strokes and pass away.
Everyone I know IRL basically regarded this as top entertainment, especially as the debate was at ~11 PM and few people actually watched it live and the actual topics of the Debate. Lots of people have sympathized with Datena and it basically reminds me of when Harris almost bleeped a profanity at him in the Presidential Debate just a week ago and lots of Democratic posters were congratulating her for her self-restraint.
Mastodon was absolutely giddy talking about the cadeirada today. So many good memes, it felt like old twitter for a minute. Slightly unrelated but something that’s been bothering me for a while:...
Mastodon was absolutely giddy talking about the cadeirada today. So many good memes, it felt like old twitter for a minute.
Slightly unrelated but something that’s been bothering me for a while: why does the AP accept the ç in Marçal, the é in José, yet refuse to spell São Paulo correctly? (Though I suppose I should be thankful they didn’t write Sao Paolo, which is unfortunately so common in anglophone reporting it makes me insane.)
I think it's more common to nativize the names of cities than the names of modern people, since the former have been used for longer and are recognizably part of the (in this case, English)...
I think it's more common to nativize the names of cities than the names of modern people, since the former have been used for longer and are recognizably part of the (in this case, English) language. This is more obvious when the English city names are further from the names in the native language, like Bangkok.
He also called him an "arregão", which generally means "coward", but that word in particular reminds me of what the most irritating classmates said in like, 5th grade. This is generally Marçal's whole vibe, being right-wing with the really coarse, blunt and offensive language that made Trump such a lightning rod when he was being regarded as a borderline joke candidate in 2016. He also made gestures implying the main Left-wing candidate of having been a cocaine user and tried exorcising him with a employment record book.
Everyone I know IRL basically regarded this as top entertainment, especially as the debate was at ~11 PM and few people actually watched it live and the actual topics of the Debate. Lots of people have sympathized with Datena and it basically reminds me of when Harris almost bleeped a profanity at him in the Presidential Debate just a week ago and lots of Democratic posters were congratulating her for her self-restraint.
Mastodon was absolutely giddy talking about the cadeirada today. So many good memes, it felt like old twitter for a minute.
Slightly unrelated but something that’s been bothering me for a while: why does the AP accept the ç in Marçal, the é in José, yet refuse to spell São Paulo correctly? (Though I suppose I should be thankful they didn’t write Sao Paolo, which is unfortunately so common in anglophone reporting it makes me insane.)
TIL it's not "Paolo", thanks!
I think it's more common to nativize the names of cities than the names of modern people, since the former have been used for longer and are recognizably part of the (in this case, English) language. This is more obvious when the English city names are further from the names in the native language, like Bangkok.