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Zapatero said he did not realise what a monumental moment it had been until he returned home and his eldest daughter greeted him with ''"¿Por qué no te callas?"'', which made them both laugh.<ref>{{es icon}} Hermoso, Borja. [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Aznar/Zapatero/eres/presidente/llamas/quieras/elpepuesp/20071113elpepunac_23/Tes Aznar a Zapatero: "Tú eres el presidente, me llamas cuando quieras".] ''El Pais'', [[November 13]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-15]].</ref> |
Zapatero said he did not realise what a monumental moment it had been until he returned home and his eldest daughter greeted him with ''"¿Por qué no te callas?"'', which made them both laugh.<ref>{{es icon}} Hermoso, Borja. [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Aznar/Zapatero/eres/presidente/llamas/quieras/elpepuesp/20071113elpepunac_23/Tes Aznar a Zapatero: "Tú eres el presidente, me llamas cuando quieras".] ''El Pais'', [[November 13]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-15]].</ref> |
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The king's phrase gained cult slogan status, ringing from mobile phones, appearing on T-shirts, and used as a greeting among teenagers. The domain, porquenotecallas.com, had reached |
The king's phrase gained cult slogan status, ringing from mobile phones, appearing on [http://www.cafepress.com/hugochavez T-shirts], and used as a greeting among teenagers. The domain, porquenotecallas.com, had reached 10,000 Euros on eBay as of [[November 16]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cellular-news.com/story/27491.php|title=Regal "Shut Up" Becomes a Cult Ringtone|date=[[16 November]] [[2007]]|publisher=cellular-news.com|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=82430&cat=Arts+%26amp%3B+Entertainment+News&more=%2Fentertainment%2F|title=King's 'Shut Up' a Ringtone Hit|date=[[November 16]], [[2007]]|author=Corral, Oscar|work=The Miami Herald|publisher=HispanicBusiness.com|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The phrase became a YouTube sensation overnight, and a composer turned his words into new and amusing lyrics to a traditional Spanish song.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/15/AR2007111501455.html|title='Why Don't You Shut Up?' Chavez's antagonistic antics have their limit|author=Sanchez, Marcela |work=Washington Post|date=[[November 16]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The phrase has spawned countless media articles, jokes, songs, video clips and even mobile phone [[ringtone]]s that say ''"¿Por qué no te callas?"'' when the phone rings.<ref name=Nadie>{{es icon}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_7095000/7095670.stm Ahora nadie se calla.] BBC Mundo, [[14 November]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2007-11-15]].</ref> As of [[November 14]], [[2007]], Google generated 665,000 webhits on the phrase and YouTube had 610 videos.<ref name=Nadie/> A young Miami entrepreneur is planning to make [http://www.cafepress.com/hugochavez T-shirts], and market them on eBay, and the phrase has become a greeting among Venezuelans in Miami<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004017429_ringtone16.html|title=Spanish king's retort to Chávez strikes chord|author=Corral, Oscar|date=[[2007-11-13]]|publisher=The Seattle Times|work=Miami Herald|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> and a slogan for Chavez opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21822492/|title=Juan Carlos' words conquer the net|work= Financial Times |author=Crawford, Leslie Crawford |date=[[November 15]], [[2007]]|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> |
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Less than 24 hours after the event, the king's words were used by the sports commentators during the radio transmission of a soccer game to describe controversial plays. A contest for the best audiovisual depiction of the event was announced in Spain.<ref>{{es icon}} {{cite news|url=http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/11/13/cyt_ava_tono-de-la-frase-p_13A1191237.shtml|title=Tono de la frase "¿por qué no te callas?" arrasa en politonías de celulares |work=[[El Universal (Caracas)]]|date=[[2007-11-16]]|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> |
Less than 24 hours after the event, the king's words were used by the sports commentators during the radio transmission of a soccer game to describe controversial plays. A contest for the best audiovisual depiction of the event was announced in Spain.<ref>{{es icon}} {{cite news|url=http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2007/11/13/cyt_ava_tono-de-la-frase-p_13A1191237.shtml|title=Tono de la frase "¿por qué no te callas?" arrasa en politonías de celulares |work=[[El Universal (Caracas)]]|date=[[2007-11-16]]|accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> |
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The ''Los Angeles Times'' says "the Spanish-speaking world can hardly stop talking about [the incident]", which provided "fodder for satirists from Mexico City to Madrid".<ref name=BattleRoyal/> The reaction was apparent "in newspaper headlines, cable television and on YouTube. His phrase was reproduced on T-shirts and cellphone ring tones. In Mexico City, the dust-up became a skit on the satirical show 'El Chabo del 8.' In El Salvador's capital, the phrase became a playful greeting."<ref name=BattleRoyal>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chavez17nov17,1,7510496.story?coll=la-headlines-world|title=King's words to Chavez start a battle royal|publisher=Los Angeles Times|author=Kraul, Chris|date=[[2007-11-17]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> |
The ''Los Angeles Times'' says "the Spanish-speaking world can hardly stop talking about [the incident]", which provided "fodder for satirists from Mexico City to Madrid".<ref name=BattleRoyal/> The reaction was apparent "in newspaper headlines, cable television and on YouTube. His phrase was reproduced on [http://www.cafepress.com/hugochavez T-shirts], and cellphone ring tones. In Mexico City, the dust-up became a skit on the satirical show 'El Chabo del 8.' In El Salvador's capital, the phrase became a playful greeting."<ref name=BattleRoyal>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chavez17nov17,1,7510496.story?coll=la-headlines-world|title=King's words to Chavez start a battle royal|publisher=Los Angeles Times|author=Kraul, Chris|date=[[2007-11-17]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:37, 17 November 2007
¿Por qué no te callas? (English: Why don't you shut up?) was a phrase uttered by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, on November 10 2007, to Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, at the 2007 Ibero-American Summit being held at Santiago, Chile. The phrase became an overnight sensation, gaining cult status as a mobile phone ringtone, spawning a domain name, contest, T-shirt sales and YouTube videos.
Incident
Juan Carlos uttered the phrase when Chávez was repeatedly interrupting the speech of the Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in order to call the latter's predecessor, José María Aznar, a "fascist"[1] and "less human than snakes",[1] and accused him of having supported a failed coup d'état aimed at removing Chávez from power.
Despite organizers turning off Chávez's microphone, he had continued interrupting the Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, while the latter was defending his predecessor and political opponent. Rodríguez Zapatero had also irritated Chávez by suggesting that Latin America needed to attract more foreign capital to combat its chronic deepening poverty, a break with Chávez's leftist socialism which shunned outside investment.[2][3] The King's rebuke received applause from the general audience,[2] and he shortly afterwards left the hall when President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua accused Spain of intervention in his country's elections,[4] an unprecedented diplomatic incident (especially since never before has the king shown any sign of irritability), and complained about some Spanish energy companies working in Nicaragua with whom Nicaragua has a heavy debt which it is unable to pay.[5]
Reaction
Since these events, Chávez has made statements against king Juan Carlos I (namely questioning his democratic legitimacy, and whether he also knew and endorsed the attemped coup d'état in Venezuela in 2002), defended his accusation on Aznar (arguing that to prohibit the critique of an elected official, such as Aznar, would be similar to prohibiting criticism of Hitler), and proclaimed he will revise Venezuela's position towards Spain and enhance surveillance on the activities of Spanish companies in his country.[6]
The Spanish goverment has shown appreciation for the reaction of the king and for the defense made by prime-minister Rodríguez Zapatero of the dignity of Spanish elected representatives (like Aznar), as well as diminishing the importance of the events.[7]
Several days after the event, Chávez demanded an apology from King Juan Carlos and warned Spain that he would review diplomatic ties and take action against Spanish investments such as Banco Santander and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in Venezuela.[8] He accused the king of displaying the kind of Spanish arrogance that led to their ejection from South America at the hands of Chávez’s hero, Simón Bolívar.[8]
According to the Los Angeles Times, it is uncertain which of the two men came out of the incident looking worse: "Chávez for his boorish lack of etiquette",[9] or the king for insulting another leader. The king's words raise questions as the "200th anniversary of independence for the former Spanish colonies" approaches.[9]
Popularity of phrase
Zapatero said he did not realise what a monumental moment it had been until he returned home and his eldest daughter greeted him with "¿Por qué no te callas?", which made them both laugh.[10]
The king's phrase gained cult slogan status, ringing from mobile phones, appearing on T-shirts, and used as a greeting among teenagers. The domain, porquenotecallas.com, had reached 10,000 Euros on eBay as of November 16, 2007.[11][12] The phrase became a YouTube sensation overnight, and a composer turned his words into new and amusing lyrics to a traditional Spanish song.[13] The phrase has spawned countless media articles, jokes, songs, video clips and even mobile phone ringtones that say "¿Por qué no te callas?" when the phone rings.[14] As of November 14, 2007, Google generated 665,000 webhits on the phrase and YouTube had 610 videos.[14] A young Miami entrepreneur is planning to make T-shirts, and market them on eBay, and the phrase has become a greeting among Venezuelans in Miami[15] and a slogan for Chavez opponents.[16]
Less than 24 hours after the event, the king's words were used by the sports commentators during the radio transmission of a soccer game to describe controversial plays. A contest for the best audiovisual depiction of the event was announced in Spain.[17]
The Los Angeles Times says "the Spanish-speaking world can hardly stop talking about [the incident]", which provided "fodder for satirists from Mexico City to Madrid".[9] The reaction was apparent "in newspaper headlines, cable television and on YouTube. His phrase was reproduced on T-shirts, and cellphone ring tones. In Mexico City, the dust-up became a skit on the satirical show 'El Chabo del 8.' In El Salvador's capital, the phrase became a playful greeting."[9]
References
- ^ a b Shut up, Spain's king tells Chavez. BBC News, 10 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ a b "Behind the King's Rebuke to Chávez". Time. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Shut up, Spain king tells Chavez". BBC. November 10 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Es icon "El Rey Don Juan Carlos a Hugo Chávez: "¿Por qué no te callas?"". Antena 3. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Template:Es icon "Nunca se había visto al Rey tan enfadado en público". 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Es icon "Chávez carga contra el Rey y avisa de que revisará las relaciones con España". El Pais. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Es icon "Moratinos afirma que "lo último que debe hacerse" es llamar al embajador a consultas". El Pais. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Chávez Threatens to Reconsider Venezuela's Ties With Spain". Reuters. New York Times. November 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d Kraul, Chris (2007-11-17). "King's words to Chavez start a battle royal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Es icon Hermoso, Borja. Aznar a Zapatero: "Tú eres el presidente, me llamas cuando quieras". El Pais, November 13 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Regal "Shut Up" Becomes a Cult Ringtone". cellular-news.com. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Corral, Oscar (November 16, 2007). "King's 'Shut Up' a Ringtone Hit". The Miami Herald. HispanicBusiness.com. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Sanchez, Marcela (November 16, 2007). "'Why Don't You Shut Up?' Chavez's antagonistic antics have their limit". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Template:Es icon Ahora nadie se calla. BBC Mundo, 14 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Corral, Oscar (2007-11-13). "Spanish king's retort to Chávez strikes chord". Miami Herald. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Crawford, Leslie Crawford (November 15, 2007). "Juan Carlos' words conquer the net". Financial Times. MSNBC. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Es icon "Tono de la frase "¿por qué no te callas?" arrasa en politonías de celulares". El Universal (Caracas). 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
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