Venice, the Australian influencer and the “courtesy menu” controversy
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Dear Director Angelo Maria Perrino,
I am Sebastiano Costalonga, Councilor for trade and productive activities of the city of Venice. In reference to the video, which he talks about in the article “Courtesy menu, the Australian influencer: he is sexist. Cracco: exaggerated “of his newspaper, which sees the Australian presenter and influencer Abbie Chatfield in a luxury restaurant in Venice launch accusations of sexism because the menu that was proposed did not indicate the prices of the dishes, contrary to that proposed to her diner, allow me to share my thoughts.
I am aware that advertising is the soul of commerce and surely Ms. Chatfield, with this video, has managed to have a lot of it, not taking into account the damage it is causing to an entire city already heavily tested by Acqua Alta (November 2019), Pandemic (2020-2021) and now from the war in Ukraine.
Let me add that I condemn any discrimination and that the history of our city is a globally recognized example of inclusion.
In Venice, as in thousands of restaurants around the world, there is a courtesy menu. A gesture of gallantry that serves not to condition the guest’s choice, whether it is the man or the woman who pays. Customers of this type of restaurants are aware of this.
The problems are others, such as the growing number of violence at home or restaurateurs who are unable to pay the salaries of their collaborators.
I hope that equal rights are no longer a poster for advertising and personal propaganda, rather a normal dimension of our life without making us lose those little tricks in human relationships that make life so beautiful.
I won’t go any further, the best answer to give to the lady, from influencer to influencer, would be a nice video by Khaby Lame: if you don’t like the menu, swap it with that of the diner!
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