BellaMa’ and the bad impression of Pierluigi Diaco

It happens more and more often that certain events seen on television go viral on the Internet only after a certain interval of time, and this is exactly what happened to Pierluigi Diaco, the conductor of the Rai2 program BellaMa’ ended up in the eye of the storm for having reprimanded one of his guests for using the expression live “what balls you are”, not exactly one of those bad words to be banned and immediately distanced from to save face. What remains is that, during the course of the programme, precisely this happened: the lady, whose name is Raffaella, let this sentence slip and the landlord Pierluigi Diaco rose up, scolding her and making her pass for disrespect, reiterating them in front of a silent audience and incredulous that the “public service” does not accept behavior like yours.

It is not the first time that Pierluigi Diaco indulges in reproaches and lectures live, as if it were only he who can dictate the rules of his programs disguised as impregnable kingdoms, and this is why a reflection is needed: what is more offensive to see on television, a middle-aged lady who says live “what balls you are” or a conductor who puts on a small theater evidently making her pass for a bad guy? Faced with the video, which went viral a week after it was aired, the public wonders exactly this, adding up Diaco’s various precedents with his guests, from the times he asked them the annoying question “do you want to drive?” to those where he raged because some of them had forgotten to turn off their phones – as if it hadn’t happened to any of us.

Beyond this, there is another aspect that should not be underestimated, namely the fact that Raffaella hasn’t uttered a “bad word”, as Diaco has repeatedly repeated, but he simply used an expression that is innocent to say the least if compared to those we hear on television every day and refer to in our private life. After the half rant, the woman evidently appeared uncomfortable, also because no one stopped to say that, perhaps perhaps, the landlord had exaggerated. Especially if we consider that the same conductor has often and willingly turned a blind eye to other colorful expressions pronounced during his program. Perhaps the conductor should think, in addition to the audience, also of the guest in front of him, very often not accustomed to the television mechanism. Rebuking him without giving him the opportunity to retort does not seem to us a “public service” attitude, but in bad taste. Thinking about it more next time could be a good place to start again.

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