Sarah Santaolalla has become in recent days a polarizing figure for the left, being simultaneously treated as a muse and as a villain. The phrase that summarizes this symbolism would be: "I was afraid before I had ideology. Then fear led to this ideology." This statement was made in the context of a personal interview in which she referred to a childhood very marked by sexism at school.
Her trajectory is also marked by family memory. Her grandfather and her father were affected by Francoism, having been executed and involved in the anti-Franco fight. This family heritage contrasts with the personal experiences that shaped her current perception.
Santaolalla highlights that in the escalation of hate and far-right violence she experiences daily, the fact of being a woman weighs more than the fact of being on the left. This statement underscores the intersection between gender and ideology in her experience of harassment and violence.
