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Singer becomes pioneer of #MeToo movement in Cuba
nypost ^ | 07/15/2019 | Dianelys Alfonso

Posted on 07/15/2019 2:33:32 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

HAVANA — Dianelys Alfonso has a bold presence — brightly colored tattoos, spandex bodysuits, Technicolor hair — and a clarion voice that won her the label “Goddess of Cuba” for her turns on songs ranging from ballads to reggaeton.

Now she’s also the center of a new phenomenon in Cuba after publicly accusing another renowned musician, flutist and bandleader José Luis Cortés, of repeatedly assaulting and raping her during their yearslong relationship while she was a vocalist for NG La Banda, one of the best-known Cuban bands of the last three decades.

Since Alfonso’s accusations against Cortés on an internet video program last month, many Cubans have declared their support for her online, calling her the pioneer of the #MeToo movement in a country where open discussion of violence against

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cuba; metoo; movement; singer

1 posted on 07/15/2019 2:33:32 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“”” repeatedly assaulting and raping her during their yearslong relationship “””

Well if you stayed .... you’re a dumbass


2 posted on 07/15/2019 2:39:27 PM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

From the pictures I just saw of her, the guy must’ve been very, very drunk....


3 posted on 07/15/2019 2:39:55 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Looks like it fell into a vat of molten crayons.


4 posted on 07/15/2019 2:49:41 PM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
She may be a singer, but she could easily qualify as a circus sideshow freak. .
5 posted on 07/15/2019 2:49:50 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: JBW1949

Not enough Adult Beverages for me.


6 posted on 07/15/2019 2:49:54 PM PDT by Trueblackman ( It's fun to watch all the victims of TDS struggle thru life daily.)
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To: Fungi

We may need Crocodile Dundee’s help on this one.


7 posted on 07/15/2019 2:51:18 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: JBW1949

I saw an apparent picture as a late teen.

She morphed into this to fight back at him and guys like him.


8 posted on 07/15/2019 3:16:35 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Lazamataz

Whatja think?


9 posted on 07/15/2019 3:19:20 PM PDT by lightman (Byzantine Troparia: The "praise choruses" of antiquity.)
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To: Fungi

Looks like a blend of Divine (’80s drag queen) and Cyndi Lauper. Woof.


10 posted on 07/15/2019 3:31:35 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; ...

You really, really don’t want to see pictures, but here are some:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Dianelys+Alfonso&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch


11 posted on 07/15/2019 3:40:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Trueblackman

Back when I was younger with no standards to speak of and a drinking man, this “thing” would have been a solid “no” from me!


12 posted on 07/15/2019 3:45:25 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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