Barcolana, after protests Leghist deputy mayor clarifies: no to the poster in Trieste, yes in the rest of Italy

After the strong wave of protests following the censorship of the Barcolana 2018 poster by Trieste’s leghist deputy mayor, Paolo Polidori, came the inevitable clarifications. Polidori, swept up in the controversy after the news went viral on social media, was forced to correct his pitch, as reported by the newspaper Il Piccolo: “everything resolved in clear terms: the poster at the local level should not be publicized while at the national level it should.” Thus, the poster would be withdrawn only in the municipal territory of Trieste, while in the rest of Italy, free circulation and free dissemination (whatever the meaning of this measure).

Also intervening to extinguish the controversy was the mayor, Roberto Dipiazza: “We are not taking away funds from the Barcolana, there is an agreement to that we stick to. With the company we have already clarified and in fact now there is no case. In my opinion Polidori’s words were misrepresented.” And the Barcolana organizers also let it be known that the poster will not be withdrawn.

Barcolana, after protests Leghist deputy mayor clarifies: no to the poster in Trieste, yes in the rest of Italy

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