Commentary: World Cup kiss sparks #MeToo moment, marking a turning point for Spain

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When Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed footballer Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s World Cup victory, what should have been a celebration turned into a reckoning, says this Sheffield Hallam University professor.

So far, Rubiales has evaded calls to resign, both from the public and Spanish football federation officials . But his protestations of innocence have been drowned out by a vociferous feminist movement, as well as the Spanish government, FIFA and other teams worldwide.

Sevilla players wore shirts paying tribute to Jenni Hermoso and the Spanish players' fight against the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Luis Rubiales. The kiss was not the only moment of such machismo that this team has had to contend with. Rubiales, unsurprisingly, gave Vilda unconditional support. And from Las 15, only three players were selected for the World Cup , making their win against a formidable English team even more remarkable.These moments are best understood within the context of wider legal, social and cultural changes that have taken place in Spain.

This wording, while accurate, plays into the hands of the far right political party Vox, who all too happily spin these advancements as the making of a leftwing government. Vox is vocal in its condemnation of feminism and blames women for destroying the nuclear family as the basis for society. In Spain, you can see these backlashes whenever there were radical legal changes. Even during the dictatorship in the 1960s, the slightest progress for female rights was perceived as a danger to a male-dominated society.

This assertion that Spain is a feminist nation is borne out by the statistics both at European and global level. The EU Gender Equality Index ranks Spain 6th of 27 countries, while the Global Gender Gap report ranks it 18th of 146 countries .

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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