“Bringing it on public television trivializes death”

The famous youtuber Mr. Jagger becomes the new star signature of RTVEand the controversy since his arrival has not stopped. The father of Martha del Castillo He was quick to speak out against its incorporation: “Our taxes go to politically connected television stations,” he emphasizes. He banner A few years ago, he made fun of his daughter’s murder by Twitter. Now the unease extends to other groups like victims of terrorism, which Jagger also mocked after making apologies to ETA.

Since the announcement of the collaboration of banner with public television, networks They sparked a wave of complaints. The program, In heaven with herpresented by the actor and writer Henar Álvarez, is a project that tries to offer a fresher alternative with younger personalitiesbut it didn’t take long to anger different groups after the comments of the YouTuber.

Mr. Jagger He is known on social media for his characteristic humor and manner of acting. His extravagant personality blends with his eccentric and provocative way of creating content, which has attracted the attention of many netizens; create a community which, among its main social networks, represents more than three million followers.

ETA victims

The line between humor and offense is very thin, and the youtuber For too many people, this measure did not cross the line, it broke it. Not very fair with his “jokes” or “jokes” comments in X over the years, the controversy culminated with his premiere in RTVE. With a humor that borders on the surreal, he came to defend machismo, rape and terrorism.

“What pleasure will I feel when ETA murdered my father? »he asks Maite Aralucethe president of the Association of Victims of Terrorism. In one of the many comments Jagger posted on Twitter, currently X, one questioned: “ETA, when will you come back?“, which he accompanied with a sad face.

Araluce tells this newspaper that people love “mess” In the end, they trivialize the deaths of the victims. “Rather than pay my taxes for this guy to go on a TV show, I would rather he go to a psychologist,” he says forcefully, because he doesn’t understand how a person can laugh at the misfortune of others.

“He is mentally ill“We cannot joke about the suffering of many Spaniards, we make fun of our dead,” said the president. From his point of view, this type of behavior cannot be allowed, much less in a public broadcast. those of the youtuber, those are them revictimization of the deceasedreviving the “traumas of the past”.

One of the main problems that the president of the association sees in these behaviors is the ignorance of many young people. “New generations have no idea what it was like.” ETAthey don’t understand it in the same way, partly because they haven’t experienced it. But if you also whitewash terrorism with these characters, they end up minimizing its importance,” she says. The representative of victims of terrorism does not understand how a person with these values ​​or these tendencies can be enlisted for a public program. . “They make the visits weigh more than the deaths.”What kind of young people do we want?if we bring in people who laugh at horrible events, I don’t know what audience they’re looking for. RTVE should have other aspirations”

The feminists

Jagger has something for everyone and his comments are extrapolated to other bands. “the little ass goes, the little ass comes”“How unrealistic, women must be weak”, “Hello, bitch”, “I’m a potential rapist”, “I rape them”…, are some of them; Although he doesn’t just stop at women, he also jokes about dead babies and nuns with sticks stuck in their heads. A humor that many do not understand.

Lola Perezbetter known as Doctoraglas on her social networks, is a psychologist, sexologist, philosopher and feminist activist who wanted to share her opinion on the integration of the streamer into RTVE with SPANISH. “We are very poor at choosing the references we want for young people,” he believes. The psychologist interprets the messages that Jagger publishes on his networks as acts of provocation and attention. According to him, the youtuber seek user feedback through the offense.

“These behaviors are due to people who have narcissistic projections. They use offense as a tool of provocation, their words do not seek to offend, even if they do. They just want the weight of attention falls on them,” he explains. In this sense, Pérez adds that these personalities can be caused by low self-esteem, which would explain the construction of this character, with the constant need to focus on him.

Additionally, these misogynistic comments can be perceived by many women as negative reinforcement, since they are not corrected, but joked about. “RTVE needs to rethink its values. What’s the point of having a code of ethics if you hire someone who doesn’t represent you, it’s useless,” he says. Virality and the community of youtuber This is due to his childish personality. “It resonates very well with young audiences because it reflects their values. Rebellion, immature attitude, violation of rules…they allow him to identify with his audience,” he mentions.

Mr. Jagger has crossed lines that too many users consider in poor taste, like the father of Martha del Castillo. He youtuber He joked a few years ago about the murder of the young Sevillian girl. “Will Marta del Castillo be in Rapture?” , he commented. After the new signing, the deceased’s father, Antonio del Castillo, was quick to speak out: “At TVE they put such an individual who was dedicated to making macabre jokes, our taxes go to a television of policy plugin. “, wrote in.

The program

Despite his fame and wide audience, many users have expressed dissatisfaction with the incorporation of this character on public television. The show, which will be broadcast every week from Quique San Francisco Theater in Madridis presented as a late show where guests from all sides will be given the floor with a “your thug, irreverent, transgressive and vindictive”also feminist and inclusive; qualities that don’t suit many people with the Jagger figure.

With Jagger’s bet on public television, RTVE It seeks to rejuvenate its audience and capture the attention of other types of audiences looking for other types of more daring content. Public television signings sow the seeds of controversy, as happened recently with the signing of David Broncano and the revolt. An attempt at modernization which inflamed many groups.