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Politics as Theatre (of the Absurd) - Magda Hassan - 21-10-2008 I think you'll appreciate this Jan Putin's an 'erotic dream' for gay Italian celebrity Vladimir Putin's bare-chested heroics have caught the eye of a prominent gay Italian celebrity, who has labelled the Russian Prime Minister his "erotic dream" and the sexiest man in the world. Gay TV show host and the magazine editor Alfonso Signorini was asked by leading Italian newspaper La Stampa to identify the sexiest man in Italy, The Moscow Times reports. He did not know, but said: "In the world, this is certainly Vladimir Putin." "When I saw his naked torso and a slain Siberian tiger lying at his feet, I almost had a stroke ... Won-der-ful!" he said. "He is my erotic dream. I find him absolutely astonishing. "I'm attracted by his charisma and his icy glance." The comments could embarrass both the Italian and Russian governments, The Moscow Times reported. Signorini said he had asked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to introduce him to Putin, but that Berlusconi laughed in response. According to the Moscow Times, Putin told a news conference last year he is tolerant of gays, saying he respected "man's freedoms, whatever forms they take". smh.com.au http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/putins-an-erotic-dream/2008/10/21/1224351199797.html Politics as Theatre (of the Absurd) - Jan Klimkowski - 21-10-2008 Yup - when the mobski spin doctors airbrushed Putin to make his chest ripple with (non-existent) muscle, they thought they were turning him into a traditional Russian Man of Steel. Instead, from that article, it appears that Vlad is now simply a gay icon...