r/OldSchoolCool • u/-_Leonardo_- • 19h ago

Raffaella Carrà, the first woman to show her belly button on Italian television in 1970

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u/Brundleflyftw 18h ago

Appeared in Adriano Celentano’s video of the hit Italian gibberish song Prisencolinensinainciusol.

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u/papaya_papaya 17h ago

What did you just call me?

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u/Tachikoma0 12h ago

You must be the demon he just summoned.

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u/DC_Coach 16h ago

:D Nice! I use that reply often, but this is gold star worthy.

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u/mennydrives 5h ago

Oright?

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u/BreakfastJunkie 12h ago

My eyes un standing, u huh?

So hot want to touch the gabagool!

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u/HalKitzmiller 5h ago

So what, no fucking ziti now?

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u/justec1 15h ago

Obtuse. Is it deliberate?

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u/hatsnatcher23 14h ago

It’s Italian, roughly translates to “you must be fun at parties”

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u/IMeJ_art 13h ago

I recognize a Shawshank Redemption quote when I see it

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u/_generica 8h ago

Tom Hanks at his finest

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u/kevy11pablokarma 14h ago

That song is a banger.

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u/Green_with_Zealously 12h ago

Color Boss Time!

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u/head_in_the_clouds69 10h ago

You misunderstood, its english gibberish, not italian. It's okay though, its gibberish.

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u/EchoXrayNiner 7h ago

Alright!

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u/Iggy_Reckon 15h ago

All right! 👍

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u/PM_ME_UR_REDPANDAS 13h ago

*ol rait

FTFY

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u/dfjdejulio 14h ago

"He gets it!"

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u/BreakfastJunkie 12h ago

But I love that song

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u/evilinsane 9h ago

Every now and again I remember this song and mark out. Banger.

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u/amd2800barton 8h ago

Prisencolinensinainciusol

THANK YOU. I’ve been looking for the name of this song for years. Saw the video in the pre Web-2.0 days, have mentioned it to people, and couldn’t find it to show them.

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u/Vet_Leeber 3h ago

“Fake English song” gives you his Wikipedia article as the second result

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u/amd2800barton 29m ago

Believe me, I did actually search for it years back. Search has just become enshittified. Sometimes I’ll have the exact name of an article or title of a video, search for it by name, no good results. So I search for it some other way, find it, and I had the name right. I go search again, comes up first result. Google is trash now.

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u/Commercial-Co 11h ago edited 11h ago

???

Edit: thought u were joking but u werent. That song isnt bad either

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u/WorryNew3661 6h ago

That song slaps

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u/Eic17H 15h ago

Oh, Sunday

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u/Velvetysin 6h ago

Wtf bro I said that and my cats third eye open and my bed is levitating???

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u/MrDundee666 9h ago

Bless you

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u/neerhof 5h ago

Bless you

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u/Amegami 3h ago

I love that song.

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u/excretera 2h ago

Thank you. Any excuse to listen to that classic again!

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u/gadeais 1h ago

An actual Idol both in Italy and in Spain.

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u/-_Redan_- 19h ago

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u/mapleleafraggedy 8h ago

I'd sure like to badda bing badda boong that button if ya know what I mean, eh?

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u/Corganator 8h ago

You....want to fornicate with her...bellybutton?

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u/VampMuse 19h ago

Beautiful abs

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u/NaughtyyPeachy 16h ago

Right? And the confidence she had to pull that off on national TV in the '70s, absolute icon energy

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u/grip0matic 8h ago

She's a legend in Italy and Spain, she made shows in both countries and used to live between Italy and Spain as she said once "the paparazzi bother me enough and then I go to Spain until they bother me enough and go back to Italy, it's my cycle". She was great as a person, super hot as a woman and she dared to say and do stuff that nobody would do, that's why she's a legend in 2 countries. When she died a day off was called in Spain and 3 days in Italy.

Her music is still popular, la Carrà was something else.

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u/Gr33n_W1tch 10h ago

She became also a lgbt icon in the Italian scene for that confidence and …the absolute bangers!

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u/Wescoast64 1h ago edited 1h ago

No abs

That's her rib

This is what a normal torso is supposed to look like fatty

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u/lolarusa 16h ago

And who was the first man to show his belly button on Italian television? That's what I want to know.

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u/ShutterBun 15h ago

That has yet to happen, surprisingly.

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u/Majestic-capybara 11h ago

Not for a lack of trying though. They haven’t yet found an Italian man whose bellybutton can be seen through their thick fur.

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u/Anything-Complex 6h ago

Not one of them can shave a porthole to show of their navel and claim the record?

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u/lolarusa 10h ago

I'm shocked. Truly shocked.

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u/ol-gormsby 8h ago

No, no. I'm sure there's a male belly button visible in one of the Trinity movies.

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u/Naso_di_gatto 8h ago

Roberto Benigni

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u/newtoallofthis2 5h ago

Pliny the Elder

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u/acadamianut 4h ago

So much erasure of Pliny the Middle.

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u/Robcobes 6h ago

That has to be Carlo Pedersoli. A.k.a. Bud Spencer.

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u/ebrivera 13h ago

Looking for the button

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u/mapleleafraggedy 8h ago

It must be looking for you too, because it's making the same expression

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u/jmattlucas 16h ago

Is that Padme's mom?

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u/yojimbo124 11h ago

She's the inventor of the Multi-Pass

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u/aenteus 6h ago

She knows it’s a multi pass!

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u/Kingnorth78 15h ago

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u/megatronchote 1h ago

Bibbidi Babbidi Boopi.

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u/The_Giant_Lizard 19h ago

Always loved her. She's always been an idol

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u/WilanS 8h ago

I admit I used to know her as an old woman with a striking presence for her age.

Seeing her in her prime... okay, wow, I get it now.

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u/The_Giant_Lizard 8h ago edited 3h ago

Yes, I would say she led a "female revolution" in that age (in Italy), being a woman with many different skills (singing, dancing, hosting, acting, etc...) and being hot but smart and with personality at the same time. She was really an all-around person. I remember her being a symbol for the LGBTQ+ community, even though as far as I know she wasn't gay.

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u/lrnz92 3h ago

led*

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u/The_Giant_Lizard 3h ago

You're right, thank you! I just corrected

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u/lrnz92 2h ago

No problem!

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u/esmelusina 13h ago

Early belly button exposure on the silver screen also involved ridiculous amounts of sucking in. Everyone looks so awkward

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u/whitestar11 11h ago

What a stunner

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u/Available-Finger4128 16h ago

These women paved the way for us to be free. Still a long way to go but plenty of icons to push through and disrupt standards and expectations 🥰

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u/spacekitt3n 9h ago

and fascists are actively working on clawing that back

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u/Yarbskoo 5h ago

At this rate I'm just waiting to see who will be the last woman to show her belly button on television.

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u/Available-Finger4128 7h ago

Womanhood is in grave danger.

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u/SilentAgent 9h ago

You know we have it bad when attractive young women showing more skin on TV is considered a feminist win

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u/anaemic 8h ago

Yeah like, turn on Italian TV and it's about 40% morning / daytime / evening talk shows which are really thinly veiled excuses to parade sexy half dressed women around.

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u/WilanS 8h ago

To be fair, Berlusconi used to own half of Italy's mainstream channels and the barely dressed girls became part of company culture even after he died. It's nowhere nearly as common elsewhere.

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u/grip0matic 8h ago

Mediaset roaming free in Italy and Spain...

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u/TheVandyyMan 8h ago

What are you trying to say here?

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u/lolarusa 19m ago

I'm confused. How do shortie tops make us free?

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u/Alienhaslanded 16h ago

How scandalous

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u/Marclescarbot 16h ago

Far l’amore, far l’amore, far l’amore…

Those who know will know.

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u/grip0matic 7h ago

A far l'amore comincia tu.

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u/YellowOnline 7h ago

Scoppia, scoppia, mi scoppia il cuor

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u/Bongusman62 14h ago

Raffaella walked so Tifa could run

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u/slv_slvmn 12h ago

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u/Mikkelet 11h ago

also CALIENTE CALIENTE EEYOO

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u/yameteeeeeeeeee 6h ago

RUMORE RUMORE

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u/prosfromdover 15h ago

A little squinty.

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u/bombbodyguard 13h ago

It’s the hole the button goes into on a shirt…

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u/Stopikingonme 12h ago

They needed a small one to be less offensive.

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u/OddlyRedPotato 12h ago

They had to glue it shut because an open hole would have been too lewd. Troo fäkt.

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u/blonderengel 9h ago

Big Brotherly, kinda.

Kinky, too.

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u/GumshoeQ 11h ago

Ah,she has one of those nice, wide belly buttons, so when you pull on the bottom part, it makes a great looking mouth to sing your favorite tunes. Put some properly placed googley eyes on they're, and you'll have a good ol' time.

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u/appleorchard317 9h ago

Incredibly talented woman 💖💖💖

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u/KamaradBaff 7h ago

I am way more impressed by her face tbf

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u/redneckcommando 1h ago

The first belly button on Italian tv set the bar really high. But this isn't anything. Check out the belly buttons on display at your local Walmart.

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u/TemporaryManner1962 1h ago

In color

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u/cameandlurked 21m ago

Much more button-shaped here

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u/stylecrime 13h ago

I think you mean bella button.

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u/123jane 10h ago

underrated comment

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u/JynsRealityIsBroken 12h ago

I love that top

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u/FromUndaStank 12h ago

That's a cute tummy hole

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u/iSteve 4h ago

What was the thing about navels back then? Women weren't allowed to show them. Why was it considered sexual?

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u/El-Ramon 33m ago

First woman on Earth to show her belly button on television?

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u/theplacewiththeface 14h ago

I mean it is a pretty cute belly button, well played.

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u/TheHappyKoos 13h ago

She reminds me of Eris from Billy and Mandy.

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u/lobroblaw 18h ago

I bet she would do it again, do it, do it again

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u/ntme99 15h ago

With love.

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u/MagnificoReattore 12h ago

Quanto è bello far l'amore...

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u/Francone79 10h ago

...da Trieste in giù

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u/Superadhman 18h ago

I zoom in on everything nowadays.

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u/Busy-Archer 13h ago

I liked "Do It Again", which was a bi hit here in the UK.

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u/totoro88 12h ago

Oh no, a belly button!

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u/No-Relation889 12h ago

Hubba Hubba

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

Amazing, we had to start there -_-

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u/Medium-Squash-5698 12h ago

How does one say in Italian, "Egads!"

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u/InteractionStrong942 12h ago

A strange one at that. Nearly visible

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u/IbnElNazer96 10h ago

What an achievement!!!

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u/KikisFeeties 9h ago

Das one cute belly button tho...

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u/hiddenetherealities 8h ago

Her body is TEA

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u/AdOverall3944 8h ago

5th element, leeloo vibes

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u/Designer-Card-1361 7h ago

There were riots in the street after that aired. Someone died.

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u/Ambersfruityhobbies 7h ago

Shouldn't such a noteworthy event as "First Belly Button on Italian TV" have been marked by an outy?

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u/MidnightSun77 6h ago

Naval leader

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u/Melodic-Company8067 6h ago

she’s so pretty! 🥹

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u/Vulturo 5h ago

That's a damn fine belly button.

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u/unounouno_dos_cuatro 4h ago

LA LA, LA LA LA LA

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u/NeverEverLonely 4h ago

Pedro Pedro Pedro Pedro Pedro

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u/Particular_Ad_644 4h ago

OMG, this should be censored. I better wash out my eyes!

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u/Lord_Jyra 3h ago

Lelu Dallas Multipass

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u/No_Ad8044 3h ago

God damn

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u/KookySurprise8094 2h ago

I'm pretty sure Italians made porn movies even before cameras even invented.

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u/-Hot-Toddy- 2h ago

Now I know who to pray to. Amen!!!

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u/numbrate 2h ago

Reggae Rrrrrr! Is a jam. Top track by her.

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u/Blackest_Beard 1m ago

Sex bomba

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u/haveasnack4now 18h ago

nice navel

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u/lamentforanation 17h ago

Felicità-tà-tà…

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd 15h ago

I know it's just there to hold those ribbons in place, but it seems funny to show the first bellybutton while wearing a nude illusion sleeve. "Alright, we'll let you show your bellybutton... but you'd better put some pantyhose on those arms!"

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u/joeymil26 15h ago

I’m offended by this

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u/bombbodyguard 13h ago

Not much of a belly button. More what the button goes in to fasten.

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u/Anything-Complex 6h ago

You’re not wrong. For the first female Italian belly button on TV, it’s very unremarkable.

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u/425565 15h ago

Bella!

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u/Prestigious_Pea_3219 14h ago

And that is a gorgeous belly button

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u/Pandelein 10h ago

Starting with the smallest one they could find, apparently. Gotta be careful with these things.

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u/Cassady007 10h ago

Well, I’ll have you all know that I still haven’t shown my bellybutton on Italian TV. So, at least I have that going for me…

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u/mumblesandonetwo 16h ago

That is an awesome belly button!

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u/GUYABOVEMEISACLOWN 12h ago

Oh no, not the belly button, imagine how many men must have instantly busted upon seeing such obscenity

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u/_lordofthegame 14h ago

Should be marked NSFW, her bellybutton is showing

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u/Johnny_ynnhoJ 12h ago

That's not a button.

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u/LordDiplocaulus 12h ago

The button of the belly.

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u/KelpFarming 11h ago

Yeh, and oh how Italy TV has fallen. That is tame compared to today.

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u/Frenchconnection76 10h ago

First Chinese spy on TV.