After Vinicius Junior was subjected to racism for his dancing celebrations in the victory against Mallorca last weekend, Brazilian legend Pele and current PSG player Neymar came to his defense.
According to what happened, the 22-year-old player was subjected to racist chants by fans of the Mallorca team and a Spanish football agent, who made controversial remarks in a statement on live television.
Vinicius Junior responds to racial abuse
Brazilian Vinicius Junior, A Real Madrid player, responded to the racist abuse he has been subjected to, over the past days, because of his goal celebration dances, before his team's next match, in the derby match against Atletico Madrid, scheduled for next Sunday evening.
✊🏿🖤! Obrigado pelo apoio! Eu não vou parar! #BailaViniJr pic.twitter.com/h3RsmwYAYw
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) September 16, 2022
Vinicius Jr. posted a video on his personal account on the social networking site Twitter, in response to these excesses, saying: Since skin color is more important than the brightness of the eyes, there will be a fight. It is this attitude and that philosophy that I try to apply in my personal life.
The Real Madrid star is clearly upset with many
He added: They say that happiness is annoying, yes really, the happiness of a black Brazilian who has won in Europe many times, it bothers me a lot, however, my desire to win and my smile and shine in my eyes, very much. Much more, you can not even imagine it.
He continued: I have developed an application, to help in the quality education of children in public schools, without getting financial help from anyone, I am currently creating a school in my name, I will do a lot for education, I want future generations to be ready like me to fight racists and xenophobia.
Vinicius Jr. I won't stop dancing
He also said: not so long ago they started criminalizing my dances, and other dances that are not mine, they belong to Ronaldinho, Neymar, Bautista, Griezmann, Joao Felix, and Mathews, and they belong to great Brazilian artists from the land of Samba and blacks. Americans, they dance to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world, which I accept and respect.
The Real Madrid star added: I'm not going to stop, I'm from a country where poverty is widespread, people don't have access to education, and in many cases, there is no food on the table! I usually don't appear in the media to respond to that criticism, they attack me a lot and I don't talk, they praise me, and I don't talk either. I just work, I work a lot.
Vinicius Jr., I always try to be a professional and an exemplary citizen, but maybe that's not enough at the moment, because it's not influential on the internet, it doesn't prevent the weak from talking aggressively, about people who don't even know, it always ends with an apology and the side phrase “I was misunderstood”, but I repeat it to you, racist: I'm not going to stop dancing.
And Vinicius Jr. I will not stop dancing, whether in Sambadrome (where the Samba Carnival is held in Brazil), at the Bernabeu, or anywhere, with the love and smile of a pleased person.
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