Monday, April 28th, 2014
Newspaper article on Racism in Soccer
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-29/outrage-over-alves-banana-racist-taunt/5417026
When I saw this article (and video), I could not suppress a small chuckle of amusement and slight horror. But then, as I thought it over, I felt my heart warming of admiration for this soccer player, Daniel Alves.
It may be difficult to act with good humor and without anger in situations of racism, yet Alves managed to overcome the adversity by taking advantage of the situation and eating the banana that had been thrown at him. Well, I guess that, in his case, his wit came before any aggressive impulses.
It makes me wonder where racism stems from. I mean, Alves is a pretty renown soccer player, and it surprises me a little that anyone had the guts of showing the narrowness of his/her thoughts when his action was streamed for the world to see. It is possible that he/she expected Alves to react in a less-mannered and more self-deprecating, humiliating way.
Anyway, I am happy of how this situation ended pretty well.
When I saw this article (and video), I could not suppress a small chuckle of amusement and slight horror. But then, as I thought it over, I felt my heart warming of admiration for this soccer player, Daniel Alves.
It may be difficult to act with good humor and without anger in situations of racism, yet Alves managed to overcome the adversity by taking advantage of the situation and eating the banana that had been thrown at him. Well, I guess that, in his case, his wit came before any aggressive impulses.
It makes me wonder where racism stems from. I mean, Alves is a pretty renown soccer player, and it surprises me a little that anyone had the guts of showing the narrowness of his/her thoughts when his action was streamed for the world to see. It is possible that he/she expected Alves to react in a less-mannered and more self-deprecating, humiliating way.
Anyway, I am happy of how this situation ended pretty well.
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