Overview
- Under a Corriere della Sera Instagram post about Valentina Pitzalis, Vincenzo D’Anna wrote: “Perché c’è a chi piace cruda ed a chi cotta la moglie.”
- D’Anna, 74, is a former senator from Caserta and currently heads the Federation of Regional Orders of Biologists (FNOB).
- In interviews, he declined to delete the comment, described it as a sarcastic joke, labeled detractors “moralisti semianalfabeti,” and said he could apologize if his words caused outrage.
- Journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli highlighted the remark on her social channels, prompting broad public criticism of the former lawmaker’s conduct.
- Pitzalis recently spoke to about 2,300 students in Milan and is slated to appear with Lucarelli on November 25 at Teatro Carcano for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.