For Spain, lifting the Women’s World Cup should have been a moment of celebration.
Rubiales’s reaction spiralled quickly from initial regret to angry defiance, tapping into the broader culture wars raging across the developed world. In Spain, it highlighted an uncomfortable debate that’s been bubbling under the surface: For some defending the rights of women have gone too far, while others say it hasn’t gone far enough.Its main paper, Socialist-leaning El Pais, reported that Rubiales would step aside on Aug. 25.
Social media in Spain was ablaze with memes of Leonardo Di Caprio’s famous “I’m not leaving” scene in the “Wolf of Wall Street” but with the voice-over of Rubiales. The controversial kiss — consensual or not — quickly took a political dimension. For traditionalists, Sanchez has caved too much to liberals and to secessionists seeking to tear Spain apart.
Sanchez has done his bit to seize on the ever-shifting political winds. A few hours before he met with King Felipe on Aug. 22, he condemned Rubiales’s action as “unacceptable” and said his apology wasn’t enough. His government later pledged to do its best to oust him.
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