2024-06-14 16:15:56
Photograph: RRSS
Textual content: Hugo León
In case there have been any doubts: the information of the month is the sports activities commentator Reinier González, who “exploded” in an audio during which he harshly criticizes the Nationwide Collection saying that it’s shit, and in addition prices in opposition to followers, gamers and referees with out distinction.
And like “he who kills with iron, dies with iron”, if his statements have been harsh, the implications for Reinier González are harsh, as a result of in Cuba – and he is aware of it – nobody can afford to talk like that.
In keeping with sports activities journalist Yasel Porto, Reinier was not within the recordings of the Bola Viva program that will probably be launched this week. On his Fb web page, Porto signifies that it is a transfer to “maintain him off the air for a number of days.”
Supposedly that is “relying on how scorching every part has been with the subject of the controversial audio that was leaked together with his voice.”
Likewise, in a publication from the official Bola Viva account on the identical social community, you’ll be able to see the drivers Carlos Hernández Luján and Duanys Hernández with César Valdés, the Head of Guidelines and Refereeing of Cuban Baseball and the Technical Head of the refereeing within the Nationwide Baseball Fee, however not Reinier.
“The Collection is shit”: Reinier explodes in opposition to baseball and Cuban followers
Did Reinier González go off the air just like the station?
Will it’s a short lived or everlasting measure? What penalties will this audio have for Reiner? No person is aware of for certain, and within the absence of official statements from the media or Inder, we will solely wait to see it once more on tv or radio in some unspecified time in the future within the close to future.
There are additionally those that say that the audio is a montage. On this regard, Porto factors out that “whether it is actual, whether it is manipulated (hopefully so) or a method to guard Reinier’s picture, that may solely be recognized over time.”
Nonetheless, it have to be remembered that in Cuba, those that fall into shame resulting from frowned upon feedback take a very long time to get better or just find yourself on the emigration tour. There are many examples, together with current instances corresponding to Modesto Agüero, Julita Osendi, or Boris Fuentes, the journalist who featured Díaz Canel on tv saying that “lemonade is the idea of every part.”
Yasel Porto himself left Cuban tv rather less than 4 years in the past, resulting from feedback on a state program during which he criticized the state of Cuban baseball.
Apparently what Reinier González, one of the crucial authoritative voices in relation to Cuban sports activities, mentioned didn’t go down properly. However as is commonly the case, the issue isn’t what is claimed however the best way during which it’s mentioned; and Reinier’s phrases might have been hurtful to many individuals, together with many authorities from the press, Inder and different organizations associated to the Nationwide Baseball Collection.
However watch out, Reinier’s remark was not made in entrance of cameras by any means, however reasonably it’s a leaked audio whose origin isn’t very clear. What occurs is that public figures, on this society, don’t have any room for privateness and virtually every part they are saying or do can be utilized in opposition to them.