An international tragedy triggered by a kiss
At first, it seemed like a comedy, but later it looked more and more like a farce, but in the end it became a bit tragic.
An international tragedy triggered by a kiss shook the entire country of Spain and the world of football.
The venue for the kiss was recently at the 2023 Women's World Cup final awards ceremony, where the Spanish women's football team won a historic world championship. During the award ceremony, the President of the Spanish Football Association, Rubiales, forcefully kissed Spanish striker Jennifer Elmoso.
Watching the video, the entire scene was filled with excitement. Rubi á les and Jennifer warmly embraced each other, and as they parted ways, the President of the Chinese Football Association quickly kissed the lips of the female forward with his mouth
Social media has exploded.
Many people are very dissatisfied.
Spanish radio journalist Dani Garido angrily criticized this move as "inappropriate", "because he is the president of the Football Association, he cannot do so", and said he does not remember whether Rubiales also held the face of the male players and kissed them when the Spanish men's football team won the league championship.
Nadia Tronconi, a journalist for the Spanish newspaper El Ni ñ o, strongly criticized that "a kiss is not necessarily a surprise, on the contrary, it is a violation" and "it is truly regrettable that such a beautiful day was ruined by such despicable masculinity".
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What does Jennifer think?
She said in a subsequent live broadcast with her teammates that she felt uncomfortable at the time, "I don't like that, hmm? What can I do?"
But when she later replied to Agence France Presse's inquiry, she seemed to be trying to downplay the situation, saying "because of the huge joy brought by winning the World Cup championship, this is a completely spontaneous mutual action", and she had a good relationship with the President of the Football Association, "this is a natural act of expressing love and gratitude."
But the subsequent development of the situation clearly exceeded the expectations of Rubiales and Jennifer.
In fact, in Spain, people are more passionate about this kiss than the women's football team winning the world championship.
The matter also crossed the borders of Spain and attracted attention from all over Europe. Former German goalkeeper and two time women's World Cup champion Angeler said, "What happened is absolutely disgusting."
She said, "You just won the World Cup, you're happy, you've put in a lot of time for this moment. However, in this world's largest women's competition, everyone is talking about a man."
How did Rubiales respond?
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He defended himself by saying, "It was a spontaneous, mutual kiss. Jennifer picked me up and we hugged. I said 'kiss' to her, and she said' good '."
He also claimed that he was the victim: "This is an ongoing social murder... The media worships false feminism, which is a scourge on the country."
Therefore, his attitude is very clear: refuse to resign! Refuse to resign! Refuse to resign!
But for Rubiales, the situation is already a painful setback.
With the boiling of public opinion, sponsors withdrew, football association officials resigned, and the audience expressed dissatisfaction. At many football matches in Europe, players wear clothes that say "we are with Jenny".
The Spanish national women's football team also signed a joint letter with Jenny, claiming that if Rubi á lez ó o serves as the president of the football association for one day, they will not go on a one-day campaign for the country.
The Spanish government has also begun to intervene. The Spanish female Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the government has promised not to let Rubiales lead the Spanish Football Association again, and such behavior will definitely not be allowed.
The latest update is that FIFA has intervened and ordered Rubiales to be suspended for 90 days, and Rubiales is not allowed to come into contact with Jenny.
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Rubiales cried out for injustice, while his old mother went on a hunger strike in the church to protest against his son's inhumane treatment.
This is about it. The attention paid to this issue in the West may exceed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the instability in Africa, and the Japanese nuclear sewage discharge.
What do you think?
This is definitely a controversial topic, involving football, gender, and even sexual harassment.
I have seen that there are also many Westerners who believe that after watching the video replay many times, they felt that everyone was very excited at the time, perhaps overwhelmed by excitement, and then kissed mouth to mouth.
Some things can be ambiguous, but a strong kiss can go out of line. The female team member felt uncomfortable afterwards, which was once again an absolutely politically correct thing. No matter how capable Rubi á les was, even if he swore his absolute innocence, it was already a matter of public criticism and could not be defended.
Poor his old mother chose to go on a hunger strike to protest for her son.
Sigh, sigh!
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I don't know what to say. But at least it also indicates that in recent decades, Western values have undergone rapid changes. Some things that are ignored are highly valued; But some things have also become politically correct. Once public opinion becomes a storm, there is no room for compromise.
I remember before, the most famous photo of a "strong kiss" was on the streets of New York after the victory of World War II, where a black soldier kissed a stranger girl.
That is also excitement, and it has become a symbol of celebrating the victory of World War II.
At that time, if it were correct now, it would definitely be illegal.
Times are changing, and we are all witnessing history.