ROME : Italian state broadcaster RAI said on Monday it was suspending two of its journalists over sexist and racist remarks during their commentary of the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.While commentating on the female synchronised diving competition for internet streaming channel RaiPlay 2, Lorenz
ROME : Italian state broadcaster RAI said on Monday it was suspending two of its journalists over sexist and racist remarks during their commentary of the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.
The episode underscores how sexism still pervades Italian society and follows an incident earlier this month when a junior culture minister bragged in public about his many sexual conquests and praised male genitalia. On Monday, among a series of off-colour remarks, the journalists exchanged comments on how"big" some of the divers were, while one of them added,"anyway they're all the same size in bed."
Following complaints from viewers and opposition politicians, RAI's chief executive Roberto Sergio said he had launched a disciplinary procedure and asked RAI's head of sport to send the commentators home from the Fukuoka championships.In a letter to daily Corriere della Sera, Leonarduzzi said he had not realised he was on air and his remarks did not reflect his true opinions.
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