This video is going viral at the moment: Spain’s federation president Luis Rubiales hugs and hugs Spanish players after their 1-0 win against England in Sydney on Sunday. For many – but especially for footballer Jennifer Hermoso – a little too daring. Indeed, the video shows Hermoso kissing her on the mouth after Rubiales hugs and kisses her on the cheek. Later, when asked about the scene, the 33-year-old striker said, “I didn’t like it.” In another video she asks, “What should I have done?”
Now the Spanish football boss is coming under massive criticism on social networks. Even Spain’s equality minister, Irene Montero X, previously wrote on Twitter that kissing is “a form of sexual violence”. “We shouldn’t assume that kissing without consent is something that simply ‘happens.'” Consent is important. “Yes only means yes.”
