Povia and the homophobic joke: "I do the cleaning, I'm a missed gay"
Some of Povia's statements come back to be discussed, who, having fallen into oblivion for years, always finds a way to make people talk about himself. Bad, most of the time. It happened yesterday, during the airing of the program "Come to me" conducted by Caterina Balivo. In connection from home, Povia answered some questions of the presenter, but, at a certain point, he made a gaffe of his own. Telling how he spends his days in quarantine, the man said:
“I love housekeeping, I'm obsessed with it. I'm a missed gay! "
The reaction of Caterina Balivo
To the words "gay missed", the expression on the bailiff's face becomes eloquent in an instant and leaves no room for imagination. The presenter does not hesitate for a moment to scold the singer for the recklessness of what has been said, calling him "a fool" - to put it mildly. In fact, Caterina was all too indulgent in the face of a statement steeped in ignorance mixed with prejudices and stupid clichés, but she proved up to the task and faced the guest's slip with great professionalism. Povia then tried to ease the tension, claiming it was a simple joke, but as the presenter rightly pointed out: "This is a joke that doesn't make anyone laugh, it just makes you angry."
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A sexist and homophobic phrase
Indeed, rather than joke, it would be appropriate to define it as a "sexist and homophobic phrase". The esteemed singer-songwriter, in fact, has given voice to archaic beliefs that only women should take care of the household chores or, at the very least, gays who, you know, are "effeminate". Povia, I don't know if you realized it, but we are in 2020 and the Middle Ages have been over for a while.
It is not the first time that Povia has ended up in the center of the media storm
Of course, it wasn't long before the web rose up and went wild against the singer. Povia, in fact, is not new to statements of this type. More than once he has expressed himself on the question of homosexuality, which, in his opinion (not required), is not an innate - and natural - sexual orientation, but an attitude induced by lived experiences which, as such, can be "corrected "Through a therapeutic path. Like a psychological disorder, in short.
Here is the umpteenth wasted opportunity to express an intelligent thought or - in the absence of this - to be silent.
