In the midst of the debate over the rulings by the Catalan High Court (TSJC) on the use of the Catalan language in schools, the president of the pro-Spanish union group Catalan Civic Coexistence (CCC), Ángel Escolano, has set a new controversy alight on social media. Escolano, a well-known activist for Spanish nationalism who leads one of the main organizations that object to all things Catalan, has compared the Catalan language to slippers that you only put on inside. “We Catalans,” he wrote, “must begin to accept that the Catalan language is like wearing slippers. They are very endearing and attractive, but are only useful for wearing around the house.” According to this unionist spokesman, “to do things outside, we are lucky to have Spanish, which are authentic quality shoes with which you can succeed”.
