Berlusconi once again shares his unique world view.

[lied_ohne_worte]

ROME (AP) - Premier Silvio Berlusconi is being criticized for suggesting that Italy's women are so beautiful they need military escorts to avoid rape

Comments

[ohloverx]

I don't know much about this man, but I think, I think, this will be a case of foot-in-mouth syndrome. With the severity of what has been happening there, the joke/compliment didn't have the effect he meant for it to have. I think his intention was to remark on how beautiful the women of his country are. However, it came out sounding like because the women are beautiful, that is why they are getting raped. Maybe he'll think twice about trying to make a joke when the issue at hand doesn't need humor. I'll try to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Then again, maybe he really is just a big dumbass d-bag? Can we get a confirmation or denial on this?

[lied_ohne_worte]

I'd go with d-bag. He said a German member of the European Parliament would be a perfect Nazi camp guard because said member questioned Berlusconi's well-known influence on the Italian media.

[ohloverx]

WAT

That's all I can think to say. So tasteless.

[saltedpin]

Oh, he's a douchebag. I'd actually go so far as to say this is one of the more mildly offensive things he's said down through the years.

[lied_ohne_worte]

Oh, and I almost forgot - he complimented Obama for being "tanned".

[terriblyiconic]

THAT is where I remember him from!

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[saltedpin]

Psssst.

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[homasse]

Yup. Douche.

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[chantalzola]

He's a bad taste ham. Honestly, I think when it comes to him, people should roll their eyes, NOT VOTE FOR HIM, and move on. He's like a shock jock and he has a monumental ego. Do I think he thinks women deserved to be raped? No. Do I think he's that naive to show his racism to the world by calling Obama 'Tanned'? No. I think he was making an awful, awful joke. I think he's a playboy who thinks he's to die for hillarious, etc. That being said, I think we have other, more offensive and horrble people to get our hackles raised about.

I also don't live in Italy so I could truly have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm just going with what little information I know.

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[saltedpin]

Oh, I agree -- I think Berlusconi himself has done far worse things than make some ridiculous and offensive jokes. I was just pointing out to the commenter that yeah, he makes these kinds of comments all the time, so it's not really a once-off, foot-in-mouth thing.

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[chantalzola]

Ah ok. Besides his dumb jokes, I don't actually know about any of his policies.