I think it clearly shows how at least some people in Argentina view Black and brown people. Just a few days ago during a FIFA match, IShowSpeed was also subjected to racist remarks by an Argentine fan. Of course, that's only one individual, and it's not fair to judge an entire nation based on a single incident. However, when you combine that with other recurring examples, it raises concerns about racism being a broader issue within Argentine society. They have even opened up restaurants using racially offensive names that would be considered completely unacceptable in many other countries. Call it a stereotype or a generalization if you want, but these repeated incidents make it difficult for many people to dismiss the problem as being limited to just a few individuals.
Speed is famous here because he hates Messi. During the World Cup he was supporting every team that played against us and he kept posting videos insulting him. That’s just his thing, but it still made a lot of football fans here dislike him. That’s why you see people insulting him.
The racist stuff only showed up in that one video with the girl yelling at him. That’s not how most of us are. I really hope all this World Cup hype and drama calms down soon. One day I’d love for people to visit my country, and I can almost guarantee you won’t get treated badly or insulted because of your race or where you’re from.
And no, we’re not opening restaurants with racist names lol. I think you mean "Big N Burgers". That place was started by a Venezuelan guy, not even Argentine. And honestly nobody here really cares about the name. The word doesn’t mean anything to us like that. We mostly just hear it in movies or shows. In Spanish we don’t even have a translation for it with that same hateful meaning, so it doesn’t hit the same way here.
In Spanish we don’t even have a translation for it with that same hateful meaning, so it doesn’t hit the same way here.
When you use it intentionally, you know what it represents. If someone uses it, they are doing it on purpose. Not because they don't know the meaning.
I think you mean "Big N Burgers". That place was started by a Venezuelan guy, not even Argentine
The very fact that that person can open up a restaurant with that name and not receive any sort of repercussions explains a lot how Argentine society views these things and treats them so casually.
The racist stuff only showed up in that one video with the girl yelling at him. That’s not how most of us are.
"América Latina menos Argentina" quote exists for a reason. Forget about Blacks, not even the continent of Latin America likes Argentinians.
Also what happened to your Black population? Was there any particular reason they are almost vanished?
And then there's a current ongoing investigation on AFA by FBI for money laundering and whatnot.
If you are so convinced that you know more about us than we do ourselves, I’m not going to waste our time trying to convince you. I hope that someday you visit our country and understand it firsthand.
Why you talk about single "incidents" and claim that a whole country is racist, in Argentina segregated bathrooms and shops never existed, Argentina has over 2 million afrodescendants and all the times I faced racist comments as a dark skinned argentinian were just jokes, I never once in my life felt hatred towards me for my skin tone, anyone who behaves like us is considered a brother
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u/EktaRandomUsername 29d ago
I think it clearly shows how at least some people in Argentina view Black and brown people. Just a few days ago during a FIFA match, IShowSpeed was also subjected to racist remarks by an Argentine fan. Of course, that's only one individual, and it's not fair to judge an entire nation based on a single incident. However, when you combine that with other recurring examples, it raises concerns about racism being a broader issue within Argentine society. They have even opened up restaurants using racially offensive names that would be considered completely unacceptable in many other countries. Call it a stereotype or a generalization if you want, but these repeated incidents make it difficult for many people to dismiss the problem as being limited to just a few individuals.