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Black Soccer Player Portrayed as a Monkey by an Italian Newspaper

The monkey reference is getting a bit old, don’t you think?  An Italian newspaper doesn’t think that the reference is out of touch at all, or even offensive.  The newspaper is under fire in the international community for portraying a prominent black player to be a King Kong figure, swiping at soccer b***s as they get thrown at him.  The player initially expressed reservations about competing in Eastern Europe because of racism.  It turns out that his greatest racism came from his home country of Italy.

An Italian newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, decided to portray Italian soccer player Mario Balotelli as a King Kong figure, swinging at planes from the top of a building.   Players had already been concerned that racism could be an issue with the players playing in Poland and the Ukraine.  But one thing they didn’t expect is for the Italian press to be the perpetrators or racism.

Balotelli was born in Palermo, Italy, but is of Ghanainan descent, and spoke openly about the concerns of experiencing racism during the trip.

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7 Responses to Black Soccer Player Portrayed as a Monkey by an Italian Newspaper

  1. Derrick Reply

    July 5, 2012 at 9:27 am

    white niggards are crazy crackers!

    They can’t help the way they act, but will cheer on a Black ball player for his ‘athletic ability’ which is a code word for ‘animalistic behavior’.

    This is why these dumb crackers always use an animal to describe a Black man!

    But, what I can’t overstand is why do they show they EVOLVED from monkeys and apes in their his-story books, but compare Blacks to them. Let’s not forget the white crazy cracker female, who was sleeping with a monkey and he tore her pale face off!

    THESE DEMONS ARE SICK AND ANY NEGRO WHO DISAGREES WITH ME ARE SICK TOO!!!

  2. Art's friend Reply

    July 1, 2012 at 11:07 am

    I wonder where the racists think they originated from outer space? on a distant planet called Idiota?

  3. Art Reply

    June 28, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    I wonder how the racist sports writer will portray him today after he carried Italy to victory over Germany by scoring two goals.

    Racists will never learn to respect people of color, it’s just not in the racist mentality.

    Congratulations Mario, you were just superb in today’s match.

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