“My granddaughter is a lesbian and does not do those things”, “And they say they are normal,” “The circus has arrived”, “Out of social networks and beach bar would live from scrubbing stairs” or “That is because they have not met a real male”, they are some of the comments that can be read in one of the Instagram publications of singer Mar Muñoz, known as La Mare. Your new single, Bollein collaboration with the Roba Estesa group, he stirred the networks on June 27 and got lots of interactions, mostly good, but also received messages loaded with homophobia and machismo.
“It is a song that tells a mixture of real situations that I have lived because of the fact of belonging to the collective. My intention was that the use of the term 'Bollera', which for many is an insult, was seen as a symbol of empowerment, of something that does not embarrass us,” explains the artist. Mar Muñoz herself acknowledges having felt doubts after seeing the wave of homophobic comments. “I had to ask my nearest circle 'Hey, I have done something wrong, I have offended someone?
Bolle He came to light on June 27, one day before the celebration of pride day and among his stanzas you can read phrases such as “And see how it slips me, and look how I empowers me. The more you insult me, the more pride that gives me a bollera.” Within the impact generated by the song, one of the issues that most attracts attention to the singer is the presence of insults and vexatious comments “even of people belonging to the collective.” “The message that I think is launched is that you can do what you want, but while you make it quiet. As if the fact of being a lesbian is fine but without attracting attention,” Muñoz plays.
Restricted for minors than 18
For a few days, the videos of the song uploaded to Tiktok are restricted to minors. “When the notification came to me, it gave me a lot of anger. I know that what I do is good and that's why I am calm but in the video clip nothing appears and much less content that has to be restricted,” he explains.
For the Mare, visible the controversy following the comments has also mixed with the meaning of the song itself. “It is curious because the situations that sing again. I did not want to give it so much hype because I like that my networks are a safe and open space, but I think that in these issues it is important to make it visible and give voice because they are situations that continue to happen,” concludes the singer.
