Queen Letizia of Spain targeted by demonic comparisons online
A viral thread portrays Spain's Queen Letizia as a psychopath, possessed, or even AI. What lies behind this extreme hostility?
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Queen Letizia: psychopath or victim of a smear campaign?
It is not usual for a queen consort to attract so many and such varied epithets. Psychopath, possessed, witch, AI... the list of labels circulating about Queen Letizia in certain online corners goes beyond political criticism. The latest episode: a thread comparing her to Livia, the vvife of Augustus, and claiming that her facial expression is that of "witches or spectres from demonic pavor films". Some go further and suggest she is not the same person, or that she could be an artificial intelligence.
The roots of such extreme hostility
Beneath the vitriol lies an obsession with King Felipe VI, described as a "doormat king" and a "coward being blackmailed". The theory of a toxic marriage in which she pulls the strings is not new, but online it reaches pathological levels. There is no concrete fact to back up these claims; they rest on photographs, gestures and a sinister reading of every public appearance.
More noise than substance
What is striking about the case is its emotional intensity. While some speak of a "putrid soul", others focus on her sister's physical antiestéticatures. The mix of misogyny, homophobia and conspiracy theory is nothing new in Spain, but its application to the Royal Household has a loyal audience. Do not expect evidence: here the narrative is sustained by distorted images and the echo of a diffuse discontent.
With ingredients like these, the monarchy gains yet another battlefront. For better or worse, the Queen has become the centre of a narrative that needs no facts.
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It is not usual for a queen consort to attract so many and such varied epithets. Psychopath, possessed, witch, AI... the list of labels circulating about Queen Letizia in certain online corners goes beyond political criticism. The latest episode: a thread comparing her to Livia, the vvife of Augustus, and claiming that her facial expression is that of "witches or spectres from demonic pavor films". Some go further and suggest she is not the same person, or that she could be an artificial intelligence.
The roots of such extreme hostility
Beneath the vitriol lies an obsession with King Felipe VI, described as a "doormat king" and a "coward being blackmailed". The theory of a toxic marriage in which she pulls the strings is not new, but online it reaches pathological levels. There is no concrete fact to back up these claims; they rest on photographs, gestures and a sinister reading of every public appearance.
More noise than substance
What is striking about the case is its emotional intensity. While some speak of a "putrid soul", others focus on her sister's physical antiestéticatures. The mix of misogyny, homophobia and conspiracy theory is nothing new in Spain, but its application to the Royal Household has a loyal audience. Do not expect evidence: here the narrative is sustained by distorted images and the echo of a diffuse discontent.
With ingredients like these, the monarchy gains yet another battlefront. For better or worse, the Queen has become the centre of a narrative that needs no facts.
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