From Walter Russel Mead:
A state-owned Cuban pharmaceutical company has been developing a set of perfumes named after Che Guevara and Hugo Chavez. As it turns out, the sweet smell of socialist triumph is… fruity:Capitalism won, sucka!
Labiofam said Ernesto, the cologne named after the Argentine-born revolutionary who help Fidel Castro take over in Cuba in 1959, would be a woodsy and refreshing citric scent with notes of talcum powder.Cubans mocked the project on social media, while others felt that the project was disrespectful. Finally, the Cuban government was forced to act. It banned the products from going on sale.
Hugo, named after the late Venezuelan president, would offer a softer, fruitier fragrance with hints of mango and papaya.
“They will be very attractive colognes, but the names also mean a lot to us,” said Isabel Gonzalez, vice-president for research and development for Labiofam during the launch.
“The details of this irresponsible action were discussed in detail on Friday with the company’s director and the employees who presented the products, which were still being developed,” read the statement of the Executive Committee of the Ministers’ Council, headed by Cuban President Raul Castro.
“The appropriate measures will be taken to deal with this serious error....MORE
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