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Increasingly, the velina is a political player as well as a sexual one.
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Increasingly, the velina is a political player as well as a sexual one.
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Increasingly, the velina is a political player as well as a sexual one.
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"velina," or side𒊎-show gir🐓l on the popular news parody program Striscia la Notizia, a sort of soft-porn version of The Daily Show.
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"In Italy, women are suffering because they see themselves caught between two images, that of the happy housewife or the 'velina,' " said Danda Santiꦺni, the editor in chief of the Italian edition of Elle.
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"In Italy, women are suffering because they see themselves caught between two images, that of the happy housewife or the 'velina,' " said Danda Santini, the editor in chief of the Italian eཧdition of Elle.
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Last year, Berlusconi formalized the politics-showgirls link, appointing Mara Carfagna, 32, a former velina and topless model, as his Mini👍st💖er for Equal Opportunities.
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A recent poll among young girls in Milan showed their top choice of profession was to be a velina.
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At the heart of Berlusconi's culture is the velina
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At the heart of Berlusconi's culture is the velina, or showgirl, who is served up to Ita💖lians every day, like pasta.
bilby commented on the word velina
The straightforward meaning in Italian is tissue paper.
The political meaning is government propaganda 'news'.The modern slang meaning is a bimbo, particularly with refernce to showgirls. It was popularised by the long-running satirical TV program Striscia L♛a Notizia wꦗhich uses two dancing girls to bring news sheets to the presenters.
May 30, 2022