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Updated Thursday, January 18, 2024-16:21
Culture Itziar Ituño, an activist in a business class advertisement
Controversy BMW disassociates itself from actress Itziar Ituño after her presence at a demonstration calling for the release of ETA prisoners
The day that
Susanna Griso
introduced
Toni Cantó as the new collaborator of the
Espejo Público
news desk,
the first disagreement occurred with
Samanta Villar
, another of the program's collaborators.
The
feeling
between actor and journalist is practically zero and neither of them tries to hide that they are against what the other believes.
The clashes between the two have been happening practically daily in the program, some with more impetus and others more relaxed.
However, this morning the controversy over the actress
Itziar Ituño
has ignited a heated debate in
Espejo Público
that has ended with a strong connection between
Toni Cantó
and
Samanta Villar
in which
Susanna Griso
even had to intervene to stop them.
The presenter wanted to know the opinion of her collaborators regarding
Albert Pla 's controversial statements regarding the presence of
the Money Heist
actress
at a demonstration in defense of the rights of ETA prisoners held last weekend.
Susanna Griso
was very interested in knowing the opinion of
Toni Cantó
after the day of its premiere the actor denounced the cancellation to which he has been subjected due to his political positions.
Culture
Cinema.
Itziar Ituño, an activist in a business class advertisement
Editor: LUIS ALEMANY Madrid
Itziar Ituño, an activist in a business class advertisement
It was then that
Toni Cantó
corrected Griso and warned that the two campaigns that canceled him have nothing to do with the reasons why BMW and Iberia have stopped counting on
Ituño
: "It is a question of degrees "Here we are talking about something more brutal, about someone who supports murderers by saying that they are political prisoners, which would mean that we do not live in a democracy."
When listening to the former politician,
Samanta Villar
could not contain herself and intervened to make him see that "some things make us feel more comfortable than others, and the further away we are from them they make us feel less uncomfortable."
"I don't like Albert Pla
's statements at
all, but the greatness of this country is that it allows freedom of expression to that degree. This must be protected, when we like it and when we don't like it," the journalist stated after that
Toni Cantó described as regrettable
Pla
's words
in which he stated that "Spain is a country that remains divided between those who believe that those who killed Carrero Blanco were heroes and those who believe that they were murderers" and that he He believes that "they were heroes."
"In the same way, what brands want is to do business and they associate with figures from the world of culture who represent certain values. When there is a dissonance between the value that the brand wants to defend and the person, then They withdraw, and
Itziar
has to understand this
no matter how much it may bother you.
These are freedoms that are at stake and fortunately we can play and defend them,"
Villar
stated forcefully .
Cantó then focused on "cancel culture" pointing out that "it is normal for society to begin to take note of these behaviors, like brands."
"Here the board is beginning to be equalized because, until now,
phenomena such as escrache or cancellation, which were mostly on the left, are beginning to be played on the other side as well
. I would prefer that they did not exist on either side, but Of course, what I'm tired of is turning the other cheek. Now we all play," he added.
Some words that have made
Susanna Griso
spring like a spring : "If we are critical of the cancellation, we have to be critical of everyone."
However,
Toni Cantó
maintained his position: "If it only exists on one side, what happens happens, because the
woke
movement and the cancellation is absolutely the majority on the left, both within this country and in the world. Now I put the example of Pablo Iglesias, if you play escrache, then they will do it to you. It's that simple."
It was then that
Samanta Villar
ended up despairing with
Cantó
: "
But what is this, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?
Do we defend this? No, sorry, the solution does not have to involve doing what they have done to us, for give it back to them. The solution has to be democratic maturity."
"
Are you arguing that an eye for an eye should be done?
If they do it, so can we? Shall we play that?
Man, please!
" the journalist continued, visibly angry.
"I want good for everyone, democratic quality for everyone. And whoever wants to demonstrate in favor of the rights of ETA prisoners, legally they can, and even in their moral sense, they can also, and with democratic normality they should be able to do it," he added.
Given the tense tone that the confrontation between
Villar
and
Cantó
was acquiring , Susanna Griso was forced to intervene and quickly change the topic to a more relaxed one: a revolutionary contraceptive method for men.