Colombian Mayor Apologizes After Male Stripper ‘Travesty’
Colombian Mayor Apologizes After Male Stripper ‘Travesty’
By Paula Mejia 3/13/15 at 2:05 PM
A celebration to mark International Women’s Day in Anzoátegui, Colombia, became, um, heated after a performance by a team of brawny male strippers hired by the town’s mayor, Alfredo Garcia. The mayor has now apologized after being criticized because the strippers performed in a public area and in front of children of all ages, reports El Tiempo.
“I apologize to the citizens of my town. Booking that show was a grave error and wasn’t justifiable for International Women’s Day,” Garcia said in an interview with the paper.
The cost of booking the burly strippers reportedly came to a cool 14 million pesos (about $5,300) drawn from the mayor’s office budget, which critics say could have been used to address official matters in the town.
“I signed the contract, but I didn’t know what constituted this show. Truthfully, I had no idea muscular men would be dancing in their underwear,” he said.
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And this, of course, reminds me of the $10.5 billion+ squandered on Plan Colombia - which despite (or thanks to) these "efforts" is now trafficking more cocaine and heroin into the U.S. than ever (mainly through Miami, Tampa, and Nawlins).
At least Mayor García's go-go boys weren't tearing at the social fabric - just their own. 