{"id":1565,"date":"2015-11-12T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/avant-garde\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2015-11-11T19:53:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T00:53:51","slug":"ecuador-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/avant-garde\/2015\/11\/ecuador-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ecuador’s Got Talent’ TV station told to apologize"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Back in September, three judges of Ecuador\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> humiliated and scolded<\/a> contestant Carolina Pe\u00f1a<\/strong> for being an atheist.<\/p>\n

The global atheist community strongly rejected<\/a><\/strong> the attitude with which the judges Mar\u00eda Fernanda R\u00edos<\/strong>, Paola Far\u00edas<\/strong> and Wendy Vera<\/strong> reacted when they learned that Pe\u00f1a was an atheist; last week, R\u00edos was removed from the show<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, Ecuavisa<\/em>, the TV station, was sanctioned for discrimination<\/a>:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

[The Superintendency of Information and Communication (SUPERCOM)] determined<\/a> the responsibility of the media outlet Ecuadorian Corporation Television SA “Ecuavisa” for broadcasting discriminatory content on the basis of age and religion, in the “Ecuador’s Got Talent” show<\/strong> that aired on 20 September 2015. The infringement is specified in Article 62 of the LOC [Organic Law Communication].<\/p>\n

The administrative ruling states that the Director of the media outlet should broadcast, in the same space, a public apology to the teenager contestant and to the Ecuadorian Atheist Association<\/strong>, within a maximum period of two following Sundays, starting from the notification of the resolution.<\/p>\n

The apology will also have to be posted on their homepage, for a period not shorter than seven successive days<\/strong>, and they will also have to send a copy to the SUPERCOM for posting on the institutional web page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is gratifying to see that justice has been served in this case and that the rights of an atheist were respected<\/strong>. Much of the credit goes to the Ecuadorian Atheist\u00a0Association<\/a> that acted quickly to address the issue.<\/p>\n

I’m guessing R\u00edos, Far\u00edas and Vera won’t be in the mood to tell someone else that being an atheist is wrong for a long time. I hope they learned their lesson.<\/p>\n

(via Gustavo Mota<\/b> | image: Ecuador Tiene Talento<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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