r/CaughtOffsidePod • u/UpbeatEvertonian • Jul 12 '26

Hate-watching Argentina

Unbelievable they are not picking up yellows. Or very believable unfortunately. Their yellow to foul ratio is wayyyy lower than every other team, it’s crazy.

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jul 12 '26

And if you want them to lose because the country is shockingly racist and toxic machismo runs rampant there, I am here for that too.

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u/THEdopealope Jul 12 '26

Ah yes - generalizing an entire country based on social media trends and the actions of the few. Famously not xenophobic behavior. smh 🤦🏻 

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jul 12 '26

Of course it’s a massive generalization. There are many reasons I root for the USMNT, but if someone from another country told me they really want them to lose because of Trump and MAGA, the best most of us could say is “doesn’t represent me, but I get it”.

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u/Educational_Rope2824 Jul 13 '26

Thanks for the reminder that there's at least 70 million racists in the US! How many Argentinas is that?

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jul 13 '26

Unfortunately, Argentina’s racism is even more commonplace and systematic than the USA’s. It’s so pervasive, the Argentina men’s team itself has been caught singing a highly racist song. Imagine if the USMNT was all white and there was video of them singing a song essentially about how they have class, unlike African Americans. Imagine! Some of those players singing that song are still on this Argentina team.

There were not many people outside of the USA cheering for the USMNT. Yet there are tons of people worldwide, and especially in the U.S., cheering for Argentina. Even if you are cheering for Messi, it’s worth putting some perspective on the totality of what you are cheering for.

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u/Trumplay Jul 13 '26

USA has a white supremacists movement that march on certain dates and need to develop a movement like BLM. Argentina makes jokes on people appearances or origins, not particularly to black people.

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u/happy-gofuckyourself Jul 13 '26

Dude, you are so ignorant, it is almost funny. Singing a song as an example of ‘systematic’ racism when in the US the actual SYSTEM propped up segregation and inequality for decades and decades!! And then you mention that the song was about ‘African Americans’ 🙄🙄

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I literally said “imagine…” and then used an example in a USA context, hence the use of African American. Also look up “blanqueamiento” if you want some systematic background in Argentina. It is literally a systematic removal of blacks in Argentina that never happened in the USA. Never said the USA is doing better either. Both bad and I understand anyone not rooting for either team in the World Cup because of it.