Lozena likens 1-O voting to rape

The Spanish Secretary of State charged with cleaning up Spain’s image around the world, Irene Lozano, head of Global Spain (formerly “Marca España”), shot herself in the foot last night, on Sky News, in the United Kingdom. Speaking about the 1-O self-determination referendum in Catalonia, she likened it to sex, and rape.“Sex is not forbidden, like voting is not forbidden, but you cannot do it forcefully, you have to have the permission to do it otherwise it’s rape, it is the same.” The presenter, Dominic Waghorn, was visibly shocked by Lozano’s assertion, and begged her to confirm his understanding of her statement: “I’m sorry, you’re comparing holding a referendum against the wishes of central government to rape and are you honestly saying that should earn a sentence of 25 years?” Lorzeno responded: “Any act is different if you do it with permission, or without permission”.