Eva Soriano's injuries complaint sparks a storm in Spain
Spanish comedian Eva Soriano spoke about injuries and muscle strain; the public reaction buried her under attacks and leaves a reflection on pain at 40.
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Eva Soriano, injuries and strain: the complaint everyone pays for
Eva Soriano has voiced a problem that borders on epidemic: injuries and physical strain that become chronic. The public reaction, however, went in a different direction. Her frustration ended up buried under a mountain of personal attacks, in which health was the least of it.
The body at 40, a privilege
Amid the noise, an uncomfortable observation has emerged: the number of relatively young people in pain is alarming. The threshold sits at 40. At that age, having no physical aches is little short of a privilege. Anyone who doesn't even need glasses or hasn't lost hair is practically divine.
The reflection applies to everyone, but the conversation starts with women and their physical wear and tear. Little is said about how punished the female body is, and even less about its bill in the form of strain and injuries.
Anger as the answer
The rest of the exchange has been a faithful reflection of how complainers are treated: attacks on credibility, on the person and on their professional circle. Her co-host appears as the sidekick who laughs along. The one at the center gets everything else.
Soriano made a legitimate frustration public. The conversation preferred a public lynching. And that's where we stand with pain: nobody wants to hear it, unless it comes with scorn.
Eva Soriano has voiced a problem that borders on epidemic: injuries and physical strain that become chronic. The public reaction, however, went in a different direction. Her frustration ended up buried under a mountain of personal attacks, in which health was the least of it.
The body at 40, a privilege
Amid the noise, an uncomfortable observation has emerged: the number of relatively young people in pain is alarming. The threshold sits at 40. At that age, having no physical aches is little short of a privilege. Anyone who doesn't even need glasses or hasn't lost hair is practically divine.
The reflection applies to everyone, but the conversation starts with women and their physical wear and tear. Little is said about how punished the female body is, and even less about its bill in the form of strain and injuries.
Anger as the answer
The rest of the exchange has been a faithful reflection of how complainers are treated: attacks on credibility, on the person and on their professional circle. Her co-host appears as the sidekick who laughs along. The one at the center gets everything else.
Soriano made a legitimate frustration public. The conversation preferred a public lynching. And that's where we stand with pain: nobody wants to hear it, unless it comes with scorn.
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