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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 side-show girl 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 Santini, the editor in chief of the Italian edition of Elle.
NYT > Home Page By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO 2011
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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 edition of Elle.
NYT > Global Home By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO 2011
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Last year, Berlusconi formalized the politics-showgirls link, appointing Mara Carfagna, 32, a former velina and topless model, as his Minister 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 Italians 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 La Notizia which uses two dancing girls to bring news sheets to the presenters.
May 30, 2022