They had presented it as a face to face between Morgan and Vittorio Sgarbi on their tastes and passions. The open confrontation that inaugurated the MAXXI summer, the program of meetings in the square of the Roman museum led by the president Alessandro Giuli, wanted by the Minister of Culture Sangiuliano, bordered on vulgarity and foul language. With Sgarbi who, under the eyes of Giuli himself, alternated between sexist anecdotes and profanity .
It has become a political case, with MAXXI employees protesting by sending a letter to Giuli and the Democratic Party asking Sangiuliano to report to Parliament on the " serious and vulgar sexist jokes uttered by Sgarbi ".
Prompted by Morgan's questions, Sgarbi at one point began to talk about his sex life and the number of women he has conquered, praising the male member. «Houellebecq says that there is a moment in life in which we know only one organ: the ca ***», Sgarbi said among other things. « The f *** is an organ of knowledge, that is, of penetration, it serves to understand . Then, after the age of 60, you discover that there are also other organs, for example the colon, the pancreas, the prostate. I didn't know what the f*** this prostate was, never met, at a certain point around 67 the prostate appears and you have to deal with this bitch *** of me *** that you've never met in your life. The ca*** goes away and the prostate arrives».
After the evening, about forty employees of Maxxi, which has a predominantly female staff, wrote to Giuli to ask him to protect the dignity of the museum, obtaining a meeting.
The Democratic Party defines the sexist jokes uttered by Sgarbi as "serious and vulgar", but "even more serious is the reaction of Alessandro Giuli, president of the Foundation, who - according to the press - in the face of the polite and reserved letter of protest from 49 employees , about forty of whom were women, thought it best to use intimidating tones during single meetings that took place over the course of a day. We ask Minister Sangiuliano to come and report to the Chamber".
