Catalan Club Received Complaints for Offensive Show

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Arts
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Insult or Incitement
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Negative Stereotyping

A club in Barcelona received several complaints after its Good Friday show included an actor dressed as Jesus dancing with a cross. Adults who attended the show were offended and started a petition to ensure that the show was not repeated. They called the show “a mockery to the religion of Christianity to its believers and what it really means to celebrate Easter” (“una burla hacia la religión cristiana, hacia sus creyentes ya lo que realmente significa la celebración de Semana Santa”).

The club responded and cancelled the second showing of the show, stating “We did not mean to offend anyone” (“No era nuestra intención ofender a nadie”).

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