{"id":9104,"date":"2019-03-07T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:51:19","slug":"bolsonaro-carnaval-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/bolsonaro-carnaval-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"carnaval debauchery & golden showers: brazilian president bolsonaro’s controversial tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

ash wednesday<\/a><\/strong> 2019 was marked by a shocking tweet from brazil’s president about the end of carnaval tuesday night. thedailybeast.com<\/strong> called the tweet nsfw<\/em><\/strong> (n<\/strong>ot s<\/strong>afe f<\/strong>or w<\/strong>ork) and an article on dailymail.com<\/strong> had this headline…<\/p>\n

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tweets sexually explicit video to slam<\/i> annual carnival celebrations after he was mocked<\/i> in parades<\/i> across the country<\/h2>\n

slam <\/i><\/strong>means criticize<\/i>. mock<\/strong><\/em> is make fun of<\/i>. parades<\/strong><\/em> are processions that celebrate an event<\/i>.<\/p>\n

frequently, images of carnaval are <\/i>parades<\/i><\/u>.<\/i><\/h5>\n

an article by ernesto londo\u00f1o<\/strong> in the new york times<\/strong> that bolsonaro…<\/p>\n

denounced<\/i> what he said was the debauchery<\/i> of the festivities, and posted a video on twitter that he presented as graphic proof<\/i>.<\/h4>\n

\"brazilian<\/a><\/p>\n

there was a strong negative reaction on twitter to bolsonaro’s tweet.\u00a0 then wednesday morning bolsonaro tweeted the question what is a golden shower?<\/i> which made the twitter community even<\/a> more angry and inspired the hashtag #goldenshowerpresident. golden shower<\/i><\/strong> <\/span>is a sexual act involving urination<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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lf it’s for a jellyfish sting, it’s not a <\/i>golden shower<\/i><\/u>. it’s just <\/i>urinating<\/em>.<\/h5>\n

londo\u00f1o identifies a political motive behind the tweets…<\/p>\n

bolsonaro sees value in stoking<\/i>\u00a0[the]\u00a0societal<\/i> debates over sexual orientation and morality that turbocharged<\/i> his rise<\/i> to power.<\/h4>\n

stoke<\/i><\/strong> means agitate, incite<\/i>. societal<\/i><\/strong> is the adjective for the noun society<\/i>. rise<\/i><\/strong> means ascent<\/i>. turbocharged<\/i><\/strong> gives the idea that inciting social tensions gave bolsonaro the political strength to ascend to power quickly<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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a <\/i>turbocharged<\/i><\/u> snail<\/i><\/h5>\n

additionally, londo\u00f1o mentions brazilian journalist malu gaspar<\/strong> who said she was…<\/p>\n

dumbfounded<\/i> and saddened<\/i><\/strong> by the twitter post and the controversy it set off<\/i>. at a time when investors are trying to gauge<\/i> whether mr. bolsonaro\u2019s brazil is a worthwhile<\/i> bet<\/i>, incidents like these are sure to undermine<\/i> confidence in the country and turn brazil into<\/i> a punch line<\/i><\/h4>\n

dumbfounded<\/i><\/strong> is amazed<\/i>. sadden<\/i><\/strong> is a verb for the adjective sad<\/i>.\u00a0 <\/i><\/strong>means\u00a0activate<\/i>. gauge<\/i><\/strong> means measure<\/i>, calculate.<\/i> worthwhile<\/a><\/i><\/strong> means valuable<\/i>, productive<\/i>. <\/i> in this context is option<\/i>. undermine<\/i><\/strong> is damage<\/i>. <\/i> turn into<\/strong> <\/em>means become,<\/i> convert<\/i>. punch line<\/i><\/strong> is the final line of a joke<\/i>, the funny part<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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trailer park boy\u00a0<\/strong><\/i>bubbles looking\u00a0<\/i>dumbfounded<\/i><\/u><\/h5>\n

marina lopez<\/strong> at the washington post<\/strong> that the tweet was intended to <\/i>draw<\/a> outrage<\/a><\/strong><\/i> (<\/i>evoke extreme anger).<\/p>\n

once<\/i> a fringe<\/i>, right-wing<\/i> politician<\/i>, bolsonaro was propelled<\/i> to office last year through a social-media-heavy campaign that tapped into<\/i> voter frustration with establishment politicians<\/em>. he has long shunned<\/i> traditional news conferences in favor of<\/i> speaking<\/i> directly to his base on twitter, not unlike president trump, whom<\/i> bolsonaro has said he admires.<\/h4>\n

once<\/i><\/strong> in this scenario means in the past<\/i>, formerly<\/i><\/a>. fringe<\/i><\/strong> means extreme<\/i>, not <\/i>mainstream<\/a><\/i>. right-wing<\/strong><\/i> means politically conservative<\/i>. \u00a0propel<\/i><\/strong>, like turbocharged<\/i>, refers to the power that pushed<\/i> bolsonaro into power. tap into<\/i><\/strong> means access<\/i>, use effectively<\/i>. shun<\/i><\/strong> means refuse<\/i>. ignore<\/i>. speaking<\/i><\/strong> is in the -ing form because it follows of<\/strong><\/i>, a preposition<\/strong>. whom<\/i><\/strong> is the equivalent of who, but is an object, not a subject. this is a huge point with grammarians, but in daily conversation, not so important. if u only use who<\/i> and never use whom<\/i>, most people won’t care.<\/p>\n

\"shunning<\/a><\/p>\n

are they <\/i>shunning<\/i><\/u> the blonde guy because he said “who” when he should have said “whom”?<\/i><\/h5>\n

lopez <\/i> (identifies) some of the issues bosonaro’s tweets present…<\/p>\n

now as president, his off-the-cuff<\/i> comments have become a political liability<\/i> to cabinet members and allies in congress, who scramble<\/i> to play down<\/i> his remarks.<\/h4>\n

off the cuff<\/i><\/strong> means spontaneous<\/i>. political<\/i><\/strong><\/a> is the adjective related to the nouns politics<\/i><\/strong> (activity) and politician<\/i><\/strong> (person). scramble<\/strong><\/i> means adjust quickly (but not necessarily effectively).<\/i>\u00a0<\/i> play down<\/em><\/strong> is minimize<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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a white shirt with a black collar and black <\/i>cuffs<\/u> (itailor.co.uk)<\/i><\/h5>\n

and lopez closes her article with bolsonaro’s political opposition slamming<\/i> him like this…<\/p>\n

[president bolsonaro] shows a lack<\/i> of poise<\/i> and responsibility. he is completely out of touch<\/i> with reality. it is unacceptable.<\/h4>\n

lack<\/em><\/strong> means he doesn’t have it<\/i>. poise<\/i><\/strong><\/a> is composure<\/i>, self-control<\/i>. out of touch<\/i><\/strong><\/a> means not connected<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"brazilian<\/a><\/p>\n

what do u think about president bolsonaro’s tweets and his opinions about carnaval? was he reacting to being mocked<\/i> in the carnaval parades<\/i>? or was he trying to stoke<\/i> social divisions in brazil? maybe both? share your views under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n

denounce<\/strong><\/i> means reject, condemn<\/i>. debauchery<\/a><\/i><\/strong> <\/i>is the satisfying of sexual pleasures<\/i>. proof<\/strong><\/i> is evidence.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"carnaval<\/a><\/p>\n