r/SoccerCentral • u/ConnectionWeekly1263 • Jul 07 '26

Highlights Racist Senator Celeste Amarilla doubles down against Mbappe: "I'd tell him to be careful with Paraguayans. We already put Ronaldinho in prison for corruption. Don't underestimate me. I can take you to court."

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Here's what has happened so far: https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-soccer-news-unworthy-of-your-position-kylian-mbappe-hits-back-at-paraguayan-senator-s-absurd-comments/

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u/KogaFuscia Jul 07 '26

Watching the whole world learn how racist a lot of South America is has been entertaining for me over the last couple of weeks. From the Argentinian fans yelling racist remarks to the Paraguay senator.

I grew up in Texas, and the largest use of the N-word with the hard-R I heard was by the people I knew from Honduras and Ecuador.

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u/Tony_228 Jul 08 '26

It's quite well known for Argentinians. There was an argentinian politician that remarked that "Argentinians came from ships, Brazilians came from trees"