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businesswoman and model Georgina Rodriguez is In the eye of the hurricane. This time the couple of the soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, is giving something to talk about for some statements he offered about Saudi Arabia after a couple of months of having moved with his five children to accompany the athlete in his new team, Al Nassr.
During an interview on the Spanish program ‘El Hormiguero’ with the charismatic presenter Pablo Motos, Georgina made some statements that caused a stir on social networks. When asked about how she had adapted to Arab culture, the model replied that “It is a wonderful country” and that “they take great care of the women, their children… the people are very thoughtful and very generous”.
These words sparked the anger of different feminist movements on social networks, which demand a greater expansion of women’s rights in Arab countries. In Saudi Arabia, for example, women cannot choose a partner autonomously, they must have the permission of their father or guardian, which has led to much criticism of Georgina’s statements.
Another point that generated reactions on social networks was a comment on raising their children Cristiano Jr., Mateo, Eva, Alana Martina and Bella Esmeralda about watching videos of children who are hungry when they do not want to eat.
“Food is not thrown away at home. I always tell them, food is not left, if not, for a snack. Sometimes I put videos of children who don’t have food and I tell them: ‘This is what can happen to you’”, said
In addition, Georgina shared an incident in which her son came home from school crying because another boy had hit him. Instead of encouraging him to defend himself, she encouraged him to follow his peaceful upbringing and not indulge in violence. “When your brothers hit you, you tell me because If he hits you and you hit, I have to punish both of you, but if they hit you and you don’t hit, I don’t punish you,” he explained.
From this March 24, the second season of the businesswoman’s reality show called ‘I’m Georgina’ is available on Netflix.
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