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King Neptune
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3/19/2008 1:08 PM

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Newsweek: Pokemons having public sex in Chile

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The teens call their public orgies ponceo. On a typical Friday afternoon in the Chilean capital of Santiago, hundreds gather in a leafy urban park for a few hours of sexual experimentation. Surrounded by passing strollers, they trade partners multiple times—mostly engaging in anonymous rounds of oral sex. When the party is over, no contact information is exchanged. Same-gender interactions are commonplace, as the lines between hetero- and homosexuality are blurred, partly by the alcohol and drugs consumed, but also by shifting social mores held by Chilean youth, in contrast to their conservative parents. "Ponceo is about having fun," says Natalia Fernandez, a 15-year-old with pink hair and a pierced chin. "This time I had seven partners."

Fernandez, like many others in the park, is wearing an anime T-shirt. Drawing inspiration from Japanese anime culture, the teens refer to themselves as "Pokemones." Their behavior, though, doesn't quite resemble that of the cartoon characters that once obsessed young TV watchers around the world. "It's shameless," says Gina Mazzini Aliste, a middle-aged woman in the park that day. "They act like ponceo is a competitive sport."

Not surprisingly, the Pokemones have become the subject of a national debate in the media, as the conservative Catholic society grapples with this new affront to its traditional values. In a country where abortion is banned and divorce was legalized only a few years ago, and where the specter of Augusto Pinochet's authoritarian regime still hovers over political discourse, the Pokemones are at once radical and inevitable. Radical because they are shocking Chilean society to its core. Inevitable because they are darlings of a booming neoliberal economy, which has provided them with all the material accoutrements necessary to be Pokemones. Yet along with sexual rebellion, these teens are also defined by their consumerism, a characteristic that neatly conforms to Chile's free-market ideals.

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Andrea Dixon
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4/22/2008 11:27 PM

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Dear Sirs:
I would like to comment on the article about the “Pokemones” in Chile from the point of view of a teenager living in Chile.
The article is written as a complete generalization of Chile’s youth. Only a small percentage of Santiago’s teenagers are part of this urban tribe. The article mentioned that “hundreds” gathered on a “typical” friday afternoon to have massive orgies. This shows a fair lack of information about what or what doesn’t happen in our capital, because anyone who has visited Santiago long enough to get to know how “typical” fridays are in the city, knows that these events occur rarely and in extremely small proportions. I would like to mention that “massive orgies” are significantly more common in other countries and in larger scales than in Chile.
I was extremely bothered at the way the article portrayed Chile, and showed its people as being downright animalistic, primitive and uncivilized. I find the article morbid and showing a false reality, rather than informative and instructive.
I would also recommend that certain issues such as Augusto Pinochet’s regime were not commented upon so freely and absentmindedly. After all, only Chile’s residents live this reality and know exactly the effects of his rule upon the country.
Finally, I strongly advise that next time, articles of this sort (or any sort) are more carefully written and stick specifically to percentages and use generalizations with caution.
Sincerely,
Andrea Dixon

The Internet
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4/22/2008 11:34 PM

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The article needs more photos.

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