Italian tourism minister doesn't get the joke
We read:
"Italy's tourism minister has demanded that Apple remove the "offensive" What Country app from its online store after the travel guide described the Italy as the home of "pizza, the Mafia and scooters".
The application, which can be downloaded to iPhones, iPads and iPods, characterises each nation with words and images; Italy is summed up with a road sign which reads "Mafia parking only".
The tourism minister, Michela Vittoria Brambilla, condemned the app as an affront to Italians' dignity, describing it as "offensive and unacceptable". She instructed government lawyers to take legal action against Apple and demanded that the application be removed from its iTunes online store.
"Italy is a beacon in the world for its history, culture and style. I cannot allow our country to be discredited by having it represented by a criminal organisation," the minister said.
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7 comments:
A typical over reaction from government without establishing the facts. Do your research before complaning. See how other countries are portrayed before you cry before the court you pussy.
She's gonna make 'em an offer they can't refuse.....
I'd be offended too. Scooters are stupid
The next morning, when Ms. Brambilla awoke, there was an iPod on the pillow beside her, with a picture of a horse's head.
Why didn't this Minister complain about the TV show "The Sopranos"?
Or even the Elliot Ness flick?
I'd like to know how the government is 'establishing a religion' in this case? anybody that can connect those dots? ....
silence....
thought so.
Look, if it makes pizza like a duck, has greasy hair like a duck, "takes care of" people like a duck, and rides a scooter like a duck, then the duck is obviously Italian. Get over it.
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