A Danish Professor Accused The FA Of Cultural Racism. Cavani Was Pressed For The Word Negrito, Although This Is An Affectionate Appeal — Sports Today
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A Danish Professor Accused The FA Of Cultural Racism. Cavani Was Pressed For The Word Negrito, Although This Is An Affectionate Appeal — Sports Today Hassan Elbiali Dec 25, 2020·4 min read

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There are Uruguayan Spanish rules.

Man United closed November with a spectacular comeback: 0–2 to 3–2 against Southampton in 45 minutes. Cavani became the main character: the Uruguayan came on as a substitute and took part in all three goals. But the next day they did not talk about that.

* After the game, Cavani’s friend praised Edinson and wrote: “I love you very much, Matador.” Cavani reposted with the signature Gracias negrito (literally — “Thank you, blackie”).

A disciplinary case was brought against the Uruguayan, because the term “negrito” refers to race, the minimum period of ineligibility for discriminatory behavior on social networks is 3 matches.

* To defeat the accusations, Edinson even brought in the Uruguayan linguist Amparo Fernandez — in an interview with Reuters, a professor at the University of the Republic of Uruguay explained that in England they are simply trying to impose a global meaning on the word. But this is a regional expression: “There are over 10,000 words and expressions in the Uruguayan Spanish dictionary that are common among Uruguayans but not in other Spanish speaking countries. The word negrito in this dictionary is designated as affectionate vocative “…

* The FA (Football Association of England) filed an indictment on 17 December. The attacker must answer it by January 4.

While the club and the footballer are thinking how else to prove that in Uruguay the word negrito is not an insult, Denmark stood up for Cavani.

Andreas Beck Holm, a professor of philosophy at Aarhus University, filed a complaint with Kick It Out, which is working to combat discrimination in football (including the Premier League). The Dane accused the FA of cultural racism . “I am a Manchester United fan with many years of experience, but this does not change my qualifications. I teach philosophy and political theory. In this regard, I have studied a lot of modern theory of racism, and also wrote several articles on this topic, “explains Andreas.

In addition to the already voiced arguments (this is a greeting from a friend, negrito is an affectionate one, Cavani deleted the post immediately after it was explained to him), Holm notes the aggression of the association. Below is his position.

* Cavani ‘s words are not racism, but FA hitting should be considered just that. Specifically, cultural racism, which is closely related to ethnocentrism — that is, the preference for one’s ethnic group. This is manifested in the perception and assessment of life phenomena through the prism of her traditions and values.

* Edinson Cavani is a foreign worker who is punished for his lack of English and an equally limited understanding of British social rules.

* Moreover, he is punished for non-compliance with the social norms of Great Britain in communicating with a foreigner in a foreign language…

“This is clearly an example of cultural discrimination — that is, cultural racism. The indictment implicitly but very clearly states that the cultural norms of South Americans are worse than in the UK and cannot be tolerated at all, “Holm said in a statement.

* Accusation on several distinctly ethnocentric assumptions.

* 1. Words in foreign languages ​​that resemble words in English have the same semantics.

2. The FA is in charge of overseeing the communication of foreign players with compatriots.

3. The cultural norms and way of thinking of Western elites represent a universal normative ideal that should be imposed on people of different cultural backgrounds.

“The Premier League is a global brand that attracts players from all over the planet. This makes the FA responsible for:members of the association need to understand cultural and linguistic differences instead of restrictively punishing foreign players who do their best to adapt to the norms of British society and British football…

This accusation is an expression of the same intolerance that the FA is so hypocritically trying to fight, “says the professor.

* Holm thinks Kick It Out will reject his application — but the main thing he did: posted his thesis on the United.no fan group on Facebook and expects other fans to send a complaint to the organization too.

“The more complaints they receive, the louder the journalists will speak about it. I hope that our work can be the launching pad for a targeted campaign against the FA, “says the professor.

* The club believes in the best. “I know Edinson never meant anything bad, this is his friend.

He came to a new country and made a mistake, he did not mean any malicious intent. He apologized. We will work with FA and hope that everything will be fine, “ Solskjaer told MUTV.