Chavez Voodoo dolls on the streets of Colombia
Posted by Jonn Lilyea on June 18, 2008
My wife thought this was hilarious, so you get this story (ABC Australia);
Diplomatic tensions between Colombia and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez have generated fierce rhetoric, political protests and even troop movements along the frontier between the Andean neighbors.
Now a Colombian designer has come up with an idea he hopes will create a humorous way to deal with local anger over the man many in his country consider a threat to national security – a fake Chavez voodoo doll complete with a set of needles.
An idea sure to enrage many Venezuelans who see Mr Chavez as a savior who has empowered his country’s poor, the ‘Chavez Personal Voodoo Doll’ is a cushion with a printed likeness of the anti-US leader and is sold in two Bogota boutiques for $6.
“People ask if this is not an aggressive thing, but I think it is really the opposite,” doll creator Nicolas Mendoza said.
“It’s better for people to stab a pin into a cloth doll than do some real violence.”
In fact, I think it’s a pretty funny, too. But I’m sure it’ll spawn a government program in Venezuela to mandate a George Bush and Uribe voodoo doll for every child.
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Where can I buy a Chavez Voo Doo Doll?