The poster shows the city's patron saint, Saint Sebastian, with a penis-shaped sobrasada while a demon performs fellatio on him.
Christian Lawyers has filed a complaint against the leader of We can en Palma de Mallorca, Lucia Munoz, and against the illustrator Lluïsa Febrer, for the poster to promote a festival in honor of the city's patron saint, San Sebastián.
«The poster shows Saint Sebastian with a sobrasada in his private parts and a demon who is going to perform fellatio on him.", the ultraconservative organization lamented in a note, which also denounced that a Santa to which a demon masturbates her and himself Jesus Christ as a DJ.
The organization of jurists considers that both We can en Palma de Mallorca as the illustrator could have incurred a crime of mockery and another of hate, which is why it has requested the immediate removal of this poster.
San Sebastian, queer icon
The foundation also highlights in the letter to the judge a publication on social networks by the Palma councillor of Podemos Lucia Munoz, in which he claims that San Sebastián It has been an erotic symbol for five centuries and is a queer icon since the XNUMXth century.
FOR Christian Lawyers, is about "a clear sign that the poster was made knowing that it would be offensive to Catholics. UA gratuitous and unnecessary attack to announce musical performances. Once again, it shows the feeling of impunity that exists in Spain when Catholics are attacked.", the president of the organization has specified, Poland Castellanos.
Catalanophobia on Mediaset
Added to this controversy is the one involving the chain Mediaset. Lluïsa Febrer has declined to speak in Spanish for a television program Four that he wanted to interview her about the poster because "In Spanish it hurts me«. These words from the Mallorcan artist, known for being in favour of left-wing and pro-independence parties in Balearics, have bothered the presenter of the program On Everyone's Mouth.
nacho abbot has accused the illustrator Lluïsa Febrer of doing «linguistic apartheid", when what she has done is ask to express herself in Catalan and, therefore, she has been the victim of discrimination. In addition, she has referred to the illustrator as "the so-called Lluïsa«.
Councilwoman Lucia Munoz He considered these words as a provocation and responded that the presenter is discriminating. For this reason, he accused the channel of Mediaset Four de catalanophobia. According to MuñozIf the presenter had been really interested in giving the artist a voice, the translation would have been made easier, since one of the team members also spoke in Catalan.I just wanted to do the interview in the language you feel most comfortable with.«, he has clarified.
