The Unacceptable Sexist Insults Targeting Referee Paula Lema in Women’s League Basketball Game in León

The fan who insulted referee Paula Lema in a sexist way in a women’s league basketball game in León.

Sexist insults on the pitch are the order of the day. Even more so when it is a woman who referees the match, which causes a feeling of superiority to be generated among the ‘male’ fans, detracting from the work done by the referee. It happened a little less than a year ago in the Primeira de Galicia, when they had to stop a match because the only woman in the refereeing trio was receiving insults such as “it was better if you all died”, “you have a good ass”, “you are good”. for a freezing night”, … The verbal violence protocol had to be applied, so the game was stopped for five minutes and the fans were expelled from the stands.

The last episode occurred last weekend in León. Paula Lema was refereeing the women’s league basketball match between Bembribre and Spar Girona. On social networks, she raised the alarm when a video was published in which a fan is observed promoting sexist insults towards the referee. The expressions ranged from “go clean!” to “whore.” The fan was expelled from the stands to Paula’s deaf ears, but even afterward, he continued insulting from another part of the field. With two minutes left in the match, the referee stopped the match and refused to continue until the individual left the room.

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This is absolutely intolerable.

“Whore” and other sexist atrocities while he was calling a basketball game.

Cheer up to Paula Lema and all the people who suffer from this while doing their JOB.pic.twitter.com/CWbyEWC7W9

— Anaïs López (@anaislopez23) November 1, 2023

“He was sent off and stood where you see him in the video until, with two minutes left, he couldn’t take it anymore and stopped the game until the guy left. It is unfortunate that someone calls you a whore, a slut, and a thousand other niceties for doing your job. “Those of us who applauded the referee’s attitude were very few,” a spectator recounted via Twitter. Even Pau Gasol cited the video post and described it as “unacceptable,” accompanied by an angry face emoticon.

Aware of the events, the Bembibre club issued a statement denouncing what happened and sanctioning the fan with a ban on any team match.

“The entire board of directors of our club wants to condemn, not only the expressions uttered during this meeting, but all types of sexist or sexist expressions that threaten the moral integrity of women or any person, in this specific case, against the referee. of the match corresponding to the 5th day of the Endesa Women’s League between Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM and SPAR Girona.

In our extensive history of twelve seasons in the highest category of our women’s basketball and with a president as the current leader, we have always claimed the role of women’s sports as an element of inclusion and cohesion in our society, which is why we defend equality and reject this type of behavior and any type of discrimination, which do not favor the image of sport in general.

For all these reasons, the board of directors of the Bembibre Sports Club has decided to prohibit this fan from entering all the matches played by our team, Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM, at the Bembibre Arena, starting today,” the statement says. of the club.

2023-11-03 09:07:34
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