White involvement makes a difference in combating racism

Today there’s a Real Madrid game, but the main star of the Meringue club will not be on the pitch. Brazilian striker Vinícius Júnior, the target of racist attacks last Sunday (21), did not train yesterday due to discomfort in his knee. The greatest pain, however, is not physical. The player tries to recover emotionally from what he experienced at the Mestalla Stadium, in the match against Valencia. While the ace spares himself, the non-negotiable fight against racism, inside and outside the stadiums, seems to be the best antidote against the crime, classified as a crime against humanity by International Law. According to researchers consulted by Agência Brasil, in addition to the actions of government institutions, the involvement of whites in the anti-racist struggle is urgent. “Waiting, waiting is no longer possible. The verb now is to act”, stresses the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Sports Journalism at Faculdades Hélio Alonso (Facha), Leandro Lacerda, defending a strong measure against fans and clubs involved in episodes of racial prejudice. “They need to be held accountable in a forceful way, including criminal charges, because it is a case that goes beyond the sports sphere. Now, clubs also have to be held accountable for loss of field command, points, etc. If an entire stadium is screaming racist chants, then that place is not safe for playing football”, argues Lacerda. Thales Vieira, sociologist and executive coordinator of the Whiteness Observatory, suggests that FIFA or Uefa prohibit Spanish teams from participating in international competitions. “We don’t know what will happen, but the Black Movement will not let this be another case that everyone will forget tomorrow”. the sociologist, remembering that it is necessary to analyze and research who produces racism on a daily basis. The sociologist points out that daily racism is linked to the historical process. “Colonization colonization left deep marks on societies for blacks. Slaveholders find it difficult to live with racial diversity without hierarchizing or animalizing others, who are seen as inferior and stripped of their human condition. No wonder, the insult is monkey ”, he clarifies. “The demonstrations of the African-American Black Lives Matter movement (Vidas Negras Importam) usually have white people at the forefront to protect blacks against police repression “It is this type of behavior, protecting the victims of this process that we need”, defends Thales Vieira, emphasizing that practice is the criterion of truth. “Tired of ready-made texts, even ChatGPT is capable of that.” Repercussion “Mono, mono, mono”. ex-player Roberto Carlos, in 1997, when he played for the same Real Madrid, was also the target of the same curse, which was even scribbled on the car of the then galactic. was eaten, ironically, by Daniel Alves, when he was playing for Barcelona, ​​the same city where he has been imprisoned for over 80 days on charges of rape. “Now, there has been a more intense repercussion”, analyzes professor Leandro Lacerda, noting that Vini Jr he is a Brazilian national team player, holder of the most powerful club in the world. “He was cowardly, disgusting. Once again, the victim was accused of being responsible for what happened. In the stadium, monkey imitations and racist chants. But none of that seems to matter”, he says, adding that the Brazilian was attacked on the field, fought back, received, alone, a red card. “The VAR omitted the information of the original aggression. He received a rear naked choke on the pitch. The equally aggressor did not even receive a warning. Why?” he asks. On Tuesday (23), the Competition Committee of the Football Federation of Spain decided to nullify the red card given to Brazilian Vinicius Júnior in Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat by Valencia. five games the sector of the Mario Kempes bleachers, where the fans who uttered racist insults against the Brazilian national team player were, , and fined Valencia in 45 thousand euros. “It was atrocious violence”, analyzes Thales Vieira, remembering that the repercussions only reached this size due to the intense and immediate reaction of Vinícius Júnior. “Teammates – Courtois, Modric and other players – have not left the field. “From friends and allies against racism, a colder, more calculated and strategic reaction is expected, Ancelloti himself (coach) could have withdrawn the entire team from the field in the face of that circumstance”.

Agência Brasil