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Titolo: Il strano caso razzista

di Gabriele Marcotti dal Times
Viewed from afar, it’s all so simple. Nine days ago, when Juventus 
hosted Inter Milan, a sizeable portion of the home crowd – audible to 
any television viewer – began abusing Mario Balotelli, the visiting 
team’s striker, calling him a “s****y n****r”. Given that Balotelli is 
black, it was a clear case of racist abuse, correct?
So why did Clarence Seedorf, one of Serie A’s most high-profile black 
footballers, and José Mourinho, Balotelli’s coach, reject that it was 
racist? Welcome to a story about black and white that seems filled with 
shades of grey.
Of course, to the Italian FA, there is no grey. Juventus were found 
guilty of not doing enough to halt the racist abuse once it broke out in 
the stands (indeed, no one even thought to try to warn the fans via the 
public address system). The Turin club were fined and ordered to play 
their next match behind closed doors with the warning that, next time, 
the punishment would be much tougher. Serie A authorities also reminded 
match officials that they had the right and duty to halt a game if 
racist abuse persisted.
It was the first time such a hefty punishment had been meted out in 
Italian football – similar events in the past had led to fines and, 
where individuals had been identified, banning orders. Then again, if 
you’re going to start issuing serious punishment for racist abuse, you 
have to start somewhere and picking on Italy’s biggest and 
best-supported club at least sends the message that no one is above the law.
Except that’s when the contrarians came out. Juventus’s Ultras, their 
hardcore supporters, were quick to say that the abuse of Balotelli had 
to do more with his behaviour than with the colour of his skin. It’s not 
hard to see why opposing fans do not like the 18-year-old Inter striker, 
a player whose showboating attitude sometimes makes Cristiano Ronaldo 
seem humble. Indeed, Facebook has three antiBalotelli groups with total 
membership of more than 45,000.
Against Juventus, Balotelli incensed the home crowd when his series of 
(needless, in their eyes) tricks and step-overs prompted a rash 
challenge from Tiago that led the Portugal midfield player to be sent 
off. That’s why, the Juventus Ultras say, Balotelli was abused but 
Inter’s other black players – Patrick Vieira and Sulley Muntari – were 
not. To prove their point, four days later, when Juventus played Lazio, 
they displayed a banner that read: “Seedorf, Davids, Sissoko: true 
champions, true idols”.
Highlighting three black players – one of whom, Seedorf, had no Juventus 
links – was their way of saying that race was not part of Balotelli’s abuse.
Absurd? Maybe, but not to Seedorf. “You have to stop calling this 
racism, because it isn’t racist,” he said. “It’s the same kind of abuse 
that other, nonblack players get when fans sing about their mothers. The 
fact is that certain players stand out because of their behaviour on the 
pitch. Balotelli needs to understand that if he continues to behave this 
way he will continue to elicit similar reactions everywhere he goes.”
Mourinho’s reaction also raised eyebrows, not least because many expect 
the “Special One” always to defend his players and get any edge he can. 
“The abuse was childish and ignorant but it wasn’t racist,” he said. 
“It’s not as if they were abusing him because Balotelli is of African 
descent. They were abusing him because he’s an opponent, and a very 
talented one at that, one whose skill had just led to a Juve player 
getting sent off.”
Neither Seedorf’s nor Mourinho’s words will help in the battle to 
eradicate racist abuse. But they are right in making a distinction 
between racism and racist abuse. You can call somebody the n-word all 
day long and not be racist – that is, not be prejudiced towards those of 
a different race. And, by the same token, you can sit on your hands and 
say nothing but then find excuses not to employ a qualified black 
applicant or discourage your sister from dating a man of African descent.
But the fact that racism is infinitely more evil and that it continues 
to thrive even in multicultural societies does not mean the fight 
against something more readily identifiable, such as racist abuse, is 
not worth fighting. And that, perhaps, is what Mourinho and Seedorf are 
missing.
Football cannot fight racism, not on its own and definitely not by 
decree. It can and should, however, eradicate racist abuse in grounds. 
Not because it necessarily has anything to do with racism, but because 
it is ugly, unedifying and simply offensive. There are many different 
ways to abuse Balotelli if that’s what you choose to do: his race should 
not be one of them.
And another thing...
Flip side of passion earns Pepe a ten-game ban
Pepe, the Real Madrid centre back, received a ten-match ban for his 
behaviour in a match against Getafe last week. The Portugal 
international twice kicked an opponent who was prone on the pitch, 
punched another visiting player in the face and insulted the referee and 
the fourth official as he exited the field of play.
It’s hard to argue against such a long ban and, indeed, Pepe’s behaviour 
was despicable. Yet, at the same time, you cannot help but wonder what 
prompted all this. Pepe is neither a dirty player nor a volatile one. 
He’s not a graduate of the “Kevin Muscat School of Football”.
Yet something just snapped in his brain.
While you could never condone his actions, on a visceral level there is 
a small amount of satisfaction to be gained in the knowledge that this 
young multimillionaire cared enough to lose his rag. That’s the flip 
side of the “passion” and “commitment” we so often invoke in our star 
footballers.
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 di Gabriele Marcotti
No, dai. Il titolo è tuo, o al massimo di Maccio Capatonda.

No, dai. Il titolo � tuo, o al massimo di Maccio Capatonda.
Preferisco sperare sia di un inglese piuttosto che di uno
sgrammaticatissimo italiano :-)
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Nicolas

 continue  to elicit similar reactions everywhere he goes.”
e infatti anche ieri ha collezionato la sua ennesima figura da bulletto 
di quartiere a Napoli.A Napoli,poi.
CHe lì anche il 15enne piu' sfigato se lo mangia a colazione ,il 
balotelli.
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http://whitehartlaneitaly.blogspot.com/

 CHe lï¿œ anche il 15enne piu' sfigato se lo mangia a colazione ,il balotelli.
sei razzista! :)
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Piter
"Solo gli stupidi sollevano pietre che poi ricadono sulla loro testa"
Mao Tse Tung
"BELLA MAIALA" Tessera #7

 hosted Inter Milan, a sizeable portion of the home crowd ? audible to
Stai dicendo che una volta tanto anche in England han capito che non era un 
attacco razzista?
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Vide

 sei razzista! :)
in effetti sï¿œ, sono a favore dell'apartheid per le teste di cazzo :)
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http://whitehartlaneitaly.blogspot.com/

 No, dai. Il titolo ï¿½ tuo, o al massimo di Maccio Capatonda.
lol...


Gli italiani han detto che era razzismo allora in England dicono che 
siamo esagerati e che non ï¿œ vero. Se gli italiani non dicevano che era 
razzismo allora in England era tutto un italiani mafiosi razzisti.
Niente di nuovo sotto (l'inesistente) sole di Britannia.

 CHe lì anche il 15enne piu' sfigato se lo mangia a colazione ,il balotelli.
quanto vi fa rosicare? come Mou! :D
hop hop hop rossoooo
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEUysWvHvxs
Nicola Berti facci un gol
Tessera #3 Jose' "The Jockey" Mourinho

 razzismo allora in England era tutto un italiani mafiosi razzisti.
Questa sembra un'ottima spiegazione :)
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Vide

 quanto vi fa rosicare? 
Allucinante... davvero.
Ci sono decine di giocatori bulletti ben peggiori...
però è chiaro che l'abbronzato interista faccia rosicare l'italia.
Poi, quando si dice Jun si parla di nord est :D

 Poi, quando si dice Jun si parla di nord est :D
non esistono italiani negri

Poi, quando si dice Jun si parla di nord est :D
Beh,spetta n'attimo.
io l'ho visto solo nell'amichevole dell'under21 dove volontariamente
aveva attentato al ginocchio di un povero avversario passato di li.
Cio mi basta per definirlo un imbecillotto,a prescindere dal vari
colori di maglia o di pelle.
Poi se anche quelli non sono graditi ai piu, fatti suoi :-P
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Nicolas

 non esistono italiani negri
Il figlio di Baresi.
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L’Inter può gestire uno 0-0, può aspettare e ripartire. Può permettersi 
di giocare male e passare lo stesso il turno.
Beppe Bergomi

 non esistono italiani negri
Non esiste la razza italiana, più che altro...

 Poi se anche quelli non sono graditi ai piu, fatti suoi :-P
Finchè è la maglia, nulla da dire...
quando ti si incolpa per un fattore fisico (colore dei capelli, mancanza 
di essi, colore degli occhi, colore della pelle, velocità di crescita 
delle unghie, mancanza o meno di denti del giudizio) lo considero 
stupidino... :p

stupidino... :p
Pfff,non dirlo a me!Dato le dimensioni ENORMI del mio apparato
riproduttivo tutti mi prendono in giro da anni! :-D
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Nicolas

 riproduttivo tutti mi prendono in giro da anni! :-D
Ineffetti una vagina così larga non esiste in tutta la sfizzera...

 Ineffetti una vagina così larga non esiste in tutta la sfizzera...
guarda che parlava del culo!!!!

 discriminare.
Mi stupisco che tu ci creda...

 qualcuno che intenda il calcio in questo modo idiota?
Ti rispondo dopo, che sto uscendo (e mi perdo Barça - Chelsea, cazzo)... :)
Cmq io ho visto Balotelli, in ogni partita... e mi stupisco 
dell'accanimento mediatico e popolare, rispetto a quello che fa lui.
E' un ragazzo che non riesce a frenare gli atteggiamenti da pirla, ma ne 
conosco parecchi di ragazzi normali che si comportano come Mario...
se avesse trent'anni ne sarei davvero preoccupato, ne ha compiuti 
diciotto sei mesi fa, è circondato da avvoltoi ogni secondo della sua 
vita, è insultato da sempre per la sua pelle; è pirla sì, ma non così tanto.
Poi se ti da fastidio come corre o si muove, beh, questo è più un 
problema tuo, se non ami i dinoccolati ;)
e dalla popolazione che idolatra bulletti di periferia alla corona, 
stronzetti del grande fratello, idioti in trasmissioni dallo share 
altissimo come amici e altre simili, davvero mi chiedo da che pulpito...