Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls for Mental Exam for Maduro After “Bird” Comments

[Catherina]

1. Lol, proving once again that the opposition has nothing to offer

except twisted ridicule, betrayal of the people and sheer vapidity.

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Radonski recently caused controversy by calling public sector workers “ass kissers” and by organizing what his campaign team termed a “panty-thon;” a public meeting with Venezuelan women where the candidate responded to their questions and concerns. Women's organizations were highly critical of the event, and particularly its name, which they denounced as being disrespectful to women.

“He (Capriles) is permanently trying to discredit women,” said member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and second vice-president of the National Assembly, Blanca Eekhout, who pointed out that Venezuelan women were “emblematic” for the revolutionary process and represent the “largest proportion of communal councils and missions”.

The vice-president also described the “panty-thon” as “shameful” and demanded respect on behalf of Venezuelan women.

“The women of Venezuela cannot be reduced to a fetish, to a thing, an object or an object for sexual use... we cannot be reduced to a pair of panties,” said Eekhout.

The “panty-thon” comes just a few weeks after Capriles also interrupted a speech in Carabobo state to make remarks about women's physical appearance.

“I'm impressed with how beautiful the women are,” said Capriles, "At times, you stop here and you have some girls in front and you start to look at them and you lose your concentration,” he said.

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