By now, if you are a fan of Bad Bunny and/or Residente, you would know that the two Puerto Rican artists paid a Thursday night visit to La Fortaleza, the residence of governor Ricardo Rosselló, to talk about the ongoing problem of violence on the island, a problem that has been years in the making for all who have followed Puerto Rico. (That’s another issue, CBS News.)
That late-night visit did lead to Rosselló talking to Bad Bunny and Residente:
Atender el crimen es un asunto de todos. Agradezco el rato @Residente y @sanbenito para conversar sobre lo que ya estamos haciendo, y ampliar las iniciativas para atender la seguridad. https://t.co/kHudxzgpga
— Ricardo Rossello (@ricardorossello) January 11, 2019
Which had us thinking: where was the governor last year when a feminist organization was protesting the governor for femicides on the island? Remember that?
It was a point that didn’t escape Rosa Clemente as well, who posted the following thread on Twitter:
Please follow the @ColeFeminista “The Colectiva Feminista en Construcción, who have been actively protesting violence against women in Puerto Rico and staged a demonstration outside the governor’s mansion in November, posted a statement denouncing Rosselló on Facebook,
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) January 11, 2019
characterizing the meeting as a publicity stunt. “Ricardo Rosselló welcomed Residente and Bad Bunny to speak about the violence in the country, but he DIDN’T welcome us when we were camped out in front of La Fortaleza for three days demanding he declare a state of emergency
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) January 11, 2019
about gender-based violence. Perhaps the governor only meets with men, or is he only here for the faranduleo?? Keep disrespecting the women of this country; machista violence is also the responsibility of the state.”
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) January 11, 2019
Rosa has a point.
Time to talk more about it.
