Insulting biography for venezuelan people
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Patricia Velásquez
krazyamy — 20 years ago(July 18, 2005 03:16 AM)
I find the mini biography very insulting for venezuelan people. I just want to make clear that Venezuela is far from being an "indigenous third world country" I guess it's no USA but we aint on a jungle also "Although she was being raised to go into the Venezuelan oil industry (which is basically the only choice for Native American children from Venezuela)" OMG! I study graphic design which is far from oil industry, there are great university here! and many many careers! only choice? there are tons of choices and also "She also launched a foundation to help Venezuelans" Venezuelans? there are 22 millions of people in Venezuela, I dont think she helps us also, she isnt even known here. I sent my corrections to imdb but they dont seem to care or edit the biography.
Don't get me wrong, I think she's a great actress and as an actress-wannabe I kinda look up to her, but hey, the person who did this biography is very very wrong about Patricia's (and myself) country, which I guess she loves and dont happend to share the same opinion about it. -
rfs-5 — 20 years ago(August 11, 2005 02:21 AM)
Thats the way Americans view the rest of the world. Get used to it.
Considering most of them couldn't even find their own country on a map think yourself lucky they had even heard of Venezuela.
Americans are like Furbies,
cute, soft, round and they talk a lot of rubbish.
Besides, if they thought Venezuela had anything valuable they might bomb it. -
lindseycorcoran — 20 years ago(August 14, 2005 07:49 PM)
That's funny. Americans are vilified for not knowing anything about other countries, but when they know enough to know if a country is first or third world, they're raked over the coals. This, of course, leads to another issue: how do you even know an American even wrote the bio? It could have been submitted by Patricia's modeling agent from Paris for all we know.
Anyway, it's wonderful you love your country, but I'm an American who does know enough about Venezuela to know that there is considerable poverty and significant problems with voting fraud and Chavez' henchman who've been responsible for killing protestors. Chavez is also destroying Venezuela's oil industry, which is the main cash crop, so good luck. -
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JayWalking — 20 years ago(March 19, 2006 08:32 PM)
What about the laws passed by the Venezuelan government forbidding any criticism whatsoever of Chavez?
This is incorrect. I can see how you would understand it this way though considering how the American media portrayed it.
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xredgarnetx — 18 years ago(April 11, 2007 06:23 PM)
Essentially, almost anyplace outside of the U.S. is third world these days. That includes England and France and most of eastern Europe. And certaionly all of Latin America and China. But not Japan or Australia. Or Canada, the unacknowledged 52nd state.
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lemonwitch — 20 years ago(September 09, 2005 09:54 PM)
God I love being an American. Apparently I'm an ignorant moron based solely on my place of birth. Hey waitaminute.. isn't that EXACTLY what the rest of the world accuses us ignern't ass sniffin' 'Mericans o' being?
Let me give you a giant tip into this particular American's life: I don't care about the opinions of a world that simply
adores
villifying me simply because some of my ancestors migrated away from intolerable living situations centuries ago, yet has nary a problem rushing out to buy Levis, Nikes, and whatever else this apparent cesspool of a country manages to mass-produce. Apparently American people are all drooling imbeciles, but gosh, American merchandising and movies sure rock out load, don't they?
See, if I generalized about you based on the country of your birth you yourself would quickly label me a close-minded racist, I have no doubt. But you can do it to me because, hey, hating Americans is so darned trendy and fun! I wonder how much money your country has borrowed from mine during WWII to restart the economy? Money that was never repaid? And I'm sure the minute Al Queada or some other grou5b4p of hate mongers (rather like yourself) targets your home town as and absolutely
awesome
place to drop a bomb or crash a plane, we're your best friends to come clean up your mess. Or worse, you'll bitch about how we didn't come to your aid fast enough.
Don't get me wrong; I am not a starry eyed patriot by any stretch of the ol' gray matter. I love my country but am fully aware of it's faults. I love it because it's my home. And, as amazing as this will no doubt seem, most Americans think along similar thought patterns as my own. And ya know, I'd much rather we cleaned up our own problems than playing Globo Cop for the rest of the world.
But then, it's so much more fun generalizng an entire melting pot of cultures and traditions, isn't it? Why stop and think and then ruin that perfect score you've no doubt been cultivating your entire life? -
Mad_Monkey — 20 years ago(September 10, 2005 11:03 PM)
You are a bunch of self righteous pigs! Everybody who hates America is just jealous. Apparently Patricia Valasquez doesn't mind it too much, she's over here indulging in the Hollywood lifestyle making that crazy American money!
Get off the political crap and just appreciate the actress this post is dedicated to! -
franciscorivas2003 — 19 years ago(May 05, 2006 08:35 PM)
It's a shame that being so young you support the venezuelan dictator. However, this post shouldn't be about what you're gonna do the day that they take away all the things that your parents have earned, this is about patricia.
And being so close to her, I would've thought that YOU had better things to say about her work with your people, instead of defending la ley mordaza.
I'm so sorry for you, growing in a country without future. Well maybe going to "la bolivariana" will get you a decent job, as long as your family doesn't do anything against the hero of sabaneta.
Great tastes in movies by the way!
Nowadays the only exit for venezuelans is called Maiquetia
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blakngold4 — 19 years ago(June 07, 2006 03:58 PM)
she grew up in deep poverty in what's (at least) not a first-world country. she's an indigenous person. she lived a life of poverty as an indigenous person in a not-first-world country. whether you think her experiences are universalizable to venezuela or not, it's a part of her story. topic creator needs to drink a glass of STFU and quit marginalizing ms. velazquez's experiences.
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