The controversy of Laura Gallego SolíYes made headlines again following her comments about the Colombian right when the former Miss Antioquia, who became a media personality more for her political views than her beauty title, spoke to journalist Eva Rey on the digital broadcast Get naked with Evawhere he discussed the impact of the video, which sparked massive criticism.
The conflict began when Laura asked in a widely circulated video whether politicians like Gustavo Petro and Daniel Quintero could be “given the bullet.” His words were interpreted as incitement to violence, leading to condemnation from various political figures. and file criminal charges for inciting hatred and harassment.
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Well, in one of her most popular videos, Gallego appeared in the company of presidential candidate Santiago Botero and asked: “You are in the desert, you have a gun with a single bullet and Petro and Quintero go out, who does the bullet hit?” The politician replies with a laugh: “To Quintero.” To which Miss Antioquia replies:“But at least a blow for Petro”; A situation that caused controversy and, under pressure, the young woman renounced her title of Miss Antioquia and defended her right to freedom of expression in her letter of resignation.
For this reason, in the interview with the Spanish journalist, Gallego referred to the reaction of the Colombian right to his situation. He explained that while he had privately received messages of support from key figures, public support was limited.
“I’ll tell you something. The right in this country is very embarrassing, because of course, in the exhibition and in front of the public: ‘Oh no, yes, what a terrible word, that girl is so violent’. But internally, presidents – former presidents of Bancolombia, rectors of the best universities in Colombia say: ‘Laura, go ahead, we support you’, ‘Laura, give it your all. Don’t be intimidated’. And I: “Oh, of course it’s very cool to come out and support me internally.”
The journalist asked him if there were any previous candidates who showed similar support. Laura replied: “Ah no, they told me that on the outside and no on the inside, but they showed me their support, but no, not in front of the public, yes. Let’s say, Juan Carlos Pinzón was super attentive to me and I really appreciate it. Paola Holguín stood up for me because she is a woman who knows meI was with her and she is an impressive technocrat who I admire; “She came out.”
Likewise, the young woman told how other personalities contacted her to worry about her well-being during the controversy, although always privately, as it happened with Santiago Botero – the person with whom the controversy took place: “Yes, of course. No, Santi called me: ‘And are you well?’. Also Abelardo de la Espriella: ‘Are you well?’. Well, but I’m more worried about the human being.”
However, Laura clarified that the situation in public spaces is different: “No, in the interviews they were rather impartial. They didn’t directly say: ‘Hey, then respect.'”
With these statements, Gallego highlighted the difference between private support and public exposure of the Colombian right, reinforcing the idea that their messages of support did not always match the way they behaved towards the media. The “shameful” classification reflects the double attitude observed in the political sector, where public prudence is opposed to closeness and private recognition.
Faced with these statements about the behavior of the Colombian right, some Internet users on social networks pointed out: “Thank God he accepts that the right is a disgrace 🥰”; “It shows how bad the politics of this country are that a country like ours promotes this kind of crap with so much violence. 💀”; “Both the right and the left are embarrassing, but the left was WORSE than the right”; “🤣🤣😂😂 she curses.”
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