RAI President Monica Maggioni
apologized on Monday amid controversy over a report that the
State broadcaster ran at the weekend on why some Italian men
form relationships with women from Eastern Europe.
"I didn't see the show. I'm finding out about it from
websites," Maggioni told ANSA.
"What I see is a surreal representation of Italy in 2017.
Then, if this representation is given by the public service
broadcaster, it is a crazy mistake, unacceptable. I personally
feel involved as a woman. I apologize.
"As a company we will try to understand how this service came
about". The Parliamone Sabato show on flagship channel RAI1
featured a graphic showing what it argued were the six main
advantages of romance with an Eastern European woman.
These included the ability to recover their figure after
giving birth and, purportedly, a greater willingness to forgive
affairs and let the man be the boss. RAI1 Director Andrea
Fabiano also apologized via Twitter.
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