The arrest of an abuser by a civil guard in off-duty training after the attacker tried to kill his partner with a drill has shocked public opinion. And more, when listening to the chilling story that the victim has given to the media. The woman inadvertently recounted how she had normalized previous shoving and “slapping” by her partner.
This information has been processed by the Ana Rosa program, which featured the victim live. However, it has been the words of the magazine’s presenter, Patricia Pardo, both during the space and on her social networks that have raised the controversy once again. Is it racist or xenophobic to report a nationality in a case of gender violence?
After the interview with the victim of the assault with a drill, the collaborators gave their opinion about how the woman had normalized the physical abuse. And here Patricia Pardo wanted to point out something important:
“When we sometimes talk about nationalities and we are accused of being racist and xenophobic… No. This is the reality of this lady. She justified it because for her, as she has said, it was not serious enough. She let go of shoving, slapping, because she wasn’t that serious, because maybe she didn’t feel enough pain. Because? Well, because for her, in her day-to-day management, in her concept of upbringing, family or partner, that is normal ”.
Faced with this statement, psychologist Rocío Ramos-Paul, best known for the television program Supernanny, rejected her nationality argument, although Pardo immediately interrupted her to continue her argument, alleging that “in certain cultures” they marry and form families under the parameters of machismo and violence as something normal.
“We are instilled with other types of values ??and culture since we were little, and forgive me, but this is how it is. I am tired of the permanent taboo with these matters. If we want to address the root issue, we have to put all the factors on the table and one of them is this. Where have the last cases been from? What nationalities were they? Why are we so afraid to tell it like it is?” she snapped vehemently.
Shortly after and already on her social networks, Patricia Pardo returned to reflect on this matter after the commotion formed on social networks as a result of her words. She did it on her Instagram stories with the following messages. “Journalists should not be called brave for reporting. Offering a piece of information or contributing a reflection would not have to be a heroic act and we would not have to feel afraid when speaking out, ”she began by saying.
“Informing about a nationality in a case of gender violence is not a symptom of racism or xenophobia,” he insisted again. “It’s about knowing one more of the MULTIPLE factors that can motivate you: WITHOUT TABOOS, WITHOUT FEAR, WITHOUT LIMITS, WITHOUT PREJUDICES”, she assured.
“If we don’t tackle the problem raw and put political correctness aside, we will be perpetuating it,” the presenter continued. In another message, Pardo gave the keys to eradicate sexist violence: “A change of perspective is necessary, at all levels; from the journalistic too ”.
“Investment in the fight against gender violence has quadrupled in the last 5 years: from 80 to 320 million euros. The effort is obvious, the results unacceptable”, assured the journalist. She then provided the figures for the murders of women due to gender violence in the last seven years. “We need EFFICIENCY, not empty words”, she asked.
Finally, the presenter wanted to thank her followers and also the viewers of the program who have supported her since the controversy began. In what is in her hand, Pardo promised to inform. “I will continue to do it,” she asserted to finish.
