{"id":17322,"date":"2017-11-05T22:26:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T22:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=17322"},"modified":"2017-11-05T22:26:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T22:26:53","slug":"this-is-how-the-simpsons-supported-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/this-is-how-the-simpsons-supported-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how &#8220;The Simpsons&#8221; supported Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Words: Sal Fasone | Subbing: Bernadette Galbraith<\/h6>\n<h3>The Simpsons decided to step up Puerto Rico relief efforts in a one minute video where Moe, the bartender helps\u00a0raise money and trolls\u00a0Donald Trump<strong>,<\/strong> following Hurricane Maria.<\/h3>\n<p>In the video, character Moe talks about San Juan Mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz who&#8217;s recently been involved in Twitter feuds with President Trump after speaking out about the devastating hurricane. Moe, who shed a tear after the news, asks Barney to pay his bar-tab of $25,000 which he decides to donate to Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Message From Moe About Puerto Rico | Season 29 | The Simpsons\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2V8cvXqP0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0The Simpsons\u00a0posted the video, Cruz\u00a0responded: &#8220;Thank you Moe for understanding how we feel. We have very little power but having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSimpsons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TheSimpsons<\/a>\u00a0in our corner fills our hearts with light.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you Moe for understanding how we feel. We have very little power but having <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSimpsons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheSimpsons<\/a> in our corner fills our hearts with light.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carmen Yul\u00edn Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarmenYulinCruz\/status\/926632483642314752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Simpsons premiered their 29th season last month, with a statement of solidarity with Puerto Rico.<br \/>\nThe episode ended with an image of the residents of Springfield gathered around the Puerto Rican flag, alongside the family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17323\" style=\"width: 1110px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17323\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17323\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/11\/171002121344-01-the-simpsons-puerto-rico-super-tease.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: CNN.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can also donate to help people from Puerto Rico!<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEFUSA\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/savethechildren\">here<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words: Sal Fasone | Subbing: Bernadette Galbraith The Simpsons decided to step up Puerto Rico relief efforts in a one minute video where Moe, the bartender helps\u00a0raise money and trolls\u00a0Donald Trump, following Hurricane Maria. 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