Pedro Sánchez's super-powered glasses

When Clark Kent took off his glasses, he became Superman and nobody recognized him. Pedro Sánchez is the symmetrical version: he put on his glasses and—shazam!—he became Superman, capable of navigating an entire Senate hearing dedicated to the corruption affecting his party and getting right-wing online publications to focus on the brand of lenses he was wearing. "Pedro Sánchez debuts luxury Christian Dior glasses at the Senate committee on corruption in the PSOE," one headline read. The SpanishThis was one of many similar examples, as if to say that #perrosanche was laughing in the face of the public by displaying an item reserved for the minority precisely when it's time to talk about leftovers and easy money. After a few hours, however, he clarified that it wasn't new at all: they were second-hand glasses, bought five years ago for 250 euros. As any nearsighted, farsighted, or presbyopic person sadly knows, this amount is nothing out of the ordinary, and frames these days already reach similar prices. Moreover, the move has worked out well for him on both sides of the editorial spectrum, because the friendly media outlets were giving him a hard time. The Country The headline read, "Anatomy of Sánchez's Glasses: Retro Frame and Unconventional Look for a Style Statement." It's just that he's not handsome anymore because he doesn't work out.

Even the next day, on the front pages of the newspapers, the glasses were still the main focus. TheABC He would photograph him up to six times, with six different expressions, as if he were taking a book of model, while The reason He opted for a single photo, with his hand holding the glasses wide open, so your gaze was inevitably drawn to the accessory in question. In other words, form swallowed substance. What shortsightedness! And I'm not talking about the Spanish president's, who once again has shown excellent vision.