Spanish state tv channel RTVE has apologised for one in all its journalists, after a xenophobic remark in the direction of Catalans.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening, as Espanyol supervisor Manolo Gonzalez spoke to the press within the aftermath of a defeat to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. Gonzalez was requested a query in Catalan, and complained concerning the referee’s adjudication of the wall.
After these feedback, Gonzalez stated ‘You didn’t perceive the Catalan, did you?’, earlier than continuing to clarify what he had stated to the journalist. The native journalist might then be heard saying ‘No, thank God.’
Manolo González, entrenador del Espanyol: “¿No entiende usted el catalán, verdad?”
Periodista de Las Palmas: “No, gracias a Dios”
— Albert Ortega (@AlbertOrtegaES1) December 22, 2024
The President of RTVE, Jose Pablo Lopez, then took to Twitter/X to apologise for his or her behaviour.
Pido disculpas por estas afirmaciones que no representan en absoluto a RTVE. Las lenguas cooficiales son una riqueza y su desconocimiento no es motivo de orgullo. Seguiremos adelante con nuestro plan para promover la diversidad lingüística y cultural de nuestro país. https://t.co/DdhqPTqNkk
— José Pablo López (@Josepablo_ls) December 23, 2024
“I apologise for these statements that don’t symbolize RTVE in any respect. The co-official languages are a richness and ignorance of them will not be a cause for delight. We are going to proceed with our plan to advertise the linguistic and cultural variety of our nation,” as quoted by MD.
He proceeded to submit the identical message in Catalan underneath that tweet. There have been plenty of comparable incidents lately, principally together with Basque and Catalan managers who have a tendency to hold out press conferences in each Castilian Spanish and their regional language.