A recent video on social media has shocked many users. It shows a young Argentine boy wearing the national team’s jersey and that of Lionel Messi, mimicking a monkey while mentioning Brazilian footballer Vinicius Jr.
Un jeune garçon appelle un singe « Vinicius Júnior » et imite ses gestes. 🤮🤮🤮🤮 pic.twitter.com/RRUEkKArMA
— Cerfia (@CerfiaFR) July 26, 2024
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Although at such a young age, it is shocking to see that the child has already adopted such racist behavior. Mimicking stereotypical monkey gestures, he mockingly shouts Vinicius’ name repeatedly. This act clearly demonstrates that racism can be taught from an early age if the family environment promotes such ideas.
Many observers strongly condemn this video, which they find disheartening and unacceptable. They believe the child’s parents have clearly failed in their education by not instilling values of respect and tolerance towards others. Racism should have no place anywhere, let alone in the mouth of a child.
Some even accuse the entire Argentine society of subtly promoting racism on a daily basis. Vinicius, a Brazilian star at Real Madrid, is regularly targeted with insults about his origins. This incident only confirms the extent of the problem and the prejudices still entrenched in some countries.
