Greta in Calia, an Italian sports broadcaster, was sexually harassed live by a Fiorentina fan, in a symbolic incident that caused a stir because it happened on exactly the days when Italian football was fighting violence against women.
In the last round, Serie A players put a red mark on their cheeks as a result of a campaign to combat violence, domestic violence and cyberbullying. But when the broadcaster stood protesting at Fiorentina’s stadium to solicit comments from fans as part of a live broadcast on the Toscana TV network – one of them grabbed her ass and left her stunned.
#InternationalDayForEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen recently passed
this girl suffers 2 violence on live tv
1 shit: an idiot gropes his butt
2 shit: “workmate” (even more idiotic) says to her “dont get angry”
it happened yesterday #GretaBeccaglia pic.twitter.com/edJcAWnPuL– HMS_M1ssour1 (m1ssour1) November 28, 2021
What happened to the journalist was very serious #GretaBeccaglia, to whom my closeness goes.
First the harassment, then the humiliation: “Don’t take it.”
It is the mirror of a society in which women are forced to suffer and also to remain silent: #this is not normal.
An investigation is opened. pic.twitter.com/Z14KlEO4GA
– laura boldrini (lauraboldrini) November 28, 2021
“No, you can not do that!” Said the spine. Immediately afterwards another fan arrived, approached unpleasantly, cursed and pulled out a triple finger. By the way, a colleague who was with her in the studio broadcast was heard telling her “do not get upset about this” – instead of condemning the fan and her nefarious action – which provoked even greater anger.
The country’s journalists’ organization protested the shameful act, which drew quite a few headlines in Italy, and also the reaction of the broadcaster in the studio. “Ignoring violence against women is a socio-cultural problem in our country, and it must be fought,” the local journalists’ organization said. Local police have already announced that they have opened an investigation.