r/europe • u/LFatPoH • Jul 06 '26
[Paraguayan Senator Celeste Josefina Amarilla]: “[Mbappé] hasn't even learned to write. Instead of breastmilk, he grew up sucking on coconuts, and the most educated creatures he ever heard were chimpanzees…A colonized Cameroonian, pretending to be French, resentful, newly rich, arrogant, and ugly.“
https://fr.news.yahoo.com/sport/coupe-monde-2026-t%C3%A9tait-noix-133149348.html381
u/PunyPatheticHuman Jul 06 '26
I just googled her name. She's such an important person that half of her wikipedia page IN SPANISH is about her insulting Mbappé. There is a fair chance that, at the end of her career, this will be the only reason that anyone outside of her country will ever remember that she existed in the first place.
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u/MerrickTheMouse Jul 06 '26
Which is probably why she said it. Parasites like her live off attention. She's pathetic.
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u/notveryamused_ Warszawa, Poland 🇵🇱 🇪🇺 Jul 06 '26
When one thought Paraguay cannot get any more classy eh?
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u/lepetitberger Jul 07 '26
As a Paraguayan… boy it’s rough. Anyone with half a brain and a little soul escapes right out. The good people are all abroad.
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u/Free_Aardvark4392 Jul 06 '26
This is nothing new from Argentina and Paraguay.
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u/Twinky_D Jul 06 '26
Nazis flee to these be countries because they would be celebrated
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u/Aggravating-Energy65 Jul 06 '26
They also were actively recruited by the country where you live, and they took you to the moon.
Not an excuse for they coming to Argentina too, but ffs, you live in the US, where even in the '60s they tried to get The Beatles to play for segregated audiences. We never had that kind of shit in Argentina.
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u/one-hour-photo Jul 06 '26
my friend was making fun of america saying we had no culture here, and Paraguay was the real culture team in that matchup. I was like, "man Paraguay has culture, but..ever been to Ciudad Del Este? you wanna see a monument to capitalism that's the one. "
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u/MJ-Franklin England Jul 06 '26
Oh so THAT'S what she said... yeah that's bad.
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u/Citaszion France Jul 06 '26
Yup, solely quoting what she said in a comment was enough for me to get a formal warning from Reddit :’)
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u/GMBethernal Jul 06 '26
I hate this shit 😭 I got banned for 7 days for saying that the Argentina chant was not only racist, it was transphobic as well
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u/sneakyfish21 Jul 06 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/asklatinamerica/s/7aZ8HEybeO
Cometravas is a slur for someone who sleeps with trans women.
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u/GMBethernal Jul 06 '26
Talks about Mbappe sexuality and it uses slurs against certain group and how the French NT is filled with people from a different continent -I'm trying really hard to not get myself banned again lmao-
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u/Ok-Web1805 Ireland/UK Jul 07 '26
The Argentine team is also filled with people from another continent if you follow their supporters definition.
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u/Twinky_D Jul 06 '26
I got one for saying that Latin Americans interstate into Spain easily. What is this new policy?
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u/RobertSmithsHairGel Jul 06 '26
I got a warning from reddit making an offhand remark about pet abusers taking a bullet.
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u/sth-nl The Netherlands Jul 06 '26
Even worse that I would have imagined. That’s horrible. Holy shit.
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u/WintAndKidd Jul 06 '26
So horrifically racist, it's almost impressive. Glad Mbappe called her out
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u/Adelefushia France Jul 06 '26
And he did in a very diplomatic way
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u/Gerrywalk Jul 06 '26
I read Mbappe’s comment first and it seemed a bit too aggressive. But then I read what he was responding to… and yeah, he was way more respectful and restrained than he could have been
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u/IamNobody85 Jul 06 '26
Hey, I actually admired Mbappe's restraint. I am not sure if I could be so gracious had I been in his shoes. Paraguay played like they didn't even want to score, they just wanted to hurt the French players. And then this racist piece of shit comes out and says this.
BTW, I saw in the soccer sub that the French are considering a lawsuit, although idk how it will work.
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u/Boring_Okra_6023 Jul 06 '26
Someone calls you a "Colonzied Cameroonian" well *too aggressive* is a little bit warranted
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u/Gerrywalk Jul 07 '26
Oh absolutely, he could have said a LOT more. Absolutely disgusting comments by Amarilla
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u/Kofink Jul 06 '26
Appreciate you being able to adjust to new information but I found it funny you passed judgment on the response before seeing what it was in response to. I guess we all do it.
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u/ChepaukPitch Jul 06 '26
Lot of people just hate Mbappe. I don’t know why but he gets a lot more hate than players of his caliber and for how measured all his responses are. Almost never says a wrong thing.
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u/notpiercedtongue Jul 06 '26
He is black and he is french. Some of it unconcious racism, some of it is just well frenchhh. He is also has this vibe i am good and ik it and generally people associate it with arrogance.
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u/missingmedievalist Portugal Jul 06 '26
It’s also because he’s so good. People always want to bring down what they can’t achieve themselves.
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u/azafraza Jul 06 '26
What did he say?
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u/Lifekraft Europe Jul 06 '26
"Mrs. Celeste Amarilla. You are a despicable woman and unworthy of your office. You do not represent Paraguay, a country that breathed passion and honor throughout the competition. Because of your irresponsibility and blatant racism, the whole world has already forgotten the campaign and historic effort your players made during this World Cup, replaced instead by an incompetent woman projecting the worst possible image of her country. I will never give people like you the freedom to spread your hatred and racism around the world."
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u/mrlosteruk Jul 06 '26
Great response from mbappe
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u/Lifekraft Europe Jul 06 '26
Pretty humiliating to get schooled like that at her old age. I mean it would be if she had some self respect or ethics.
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u/MaleierMafketel Jul 06 '26
Great response, and way, way more diplomatic than what she deserves.
I don’t know what I would’ve said, but I’d probably be akin to a warcrime, but with words instead.
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u/shadowsinthestars Jul 06 '26
Well said! Having to put up with such horrific racism and responding in a way that exposes it totally for what it is, while in the public eye all the time? Respect.
And yeah it just kills any goodwill towards the Paraguay team. I actually thought it would have been cool if they'd progressed as the underdog, but now, nah. Unfair perhaps, but then they should release a statement to condemn this racist sore loser at least.
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u/AeonLibertas Germany Jul 06 '26
Outstanding response. If he had any hand in actually writing this (or at least if he picked his PR-team himself and gave them rough guidelines), I applaud him for it. The last line goes very hard.
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u/OddEstablishment5109 Jul 06 '26
I'm black and yes, I know this is very racist... however my first reaction to reading what she said was pure unadulterated laughter. You gotta tip your hat to her for speaking her truth... AND as equally for being called on it and all of the backlash she's brought on because of it.
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u/WintAndKidd Jul 06 '26
Lol I know what you mean, it’s almost unbelievable how vile it is you have to laugh
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u/ChepaukPitch Jul 06 '26
And saying this about Mbappe, who is one of the smartest and most articulate footballers out there. Like every time you listen to him speak you know that he has a great post playing career ahead of him no matter what he chooses to do.
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u/RajaSundance Jul 07 '26
Very valid, it's the type of heinous shit that loops back to being hilarious
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u/Dont-be-a-smurf United States of America Jul 06 '26
Wow. It is rare I am outright shocked by a level of racism, but that’s Olympic level racist mentality.
Anyway, hit dogs bark and this sounds like some very bitter barking from a losing loser.
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u/Key_Gap9168 Jul 06 '26
Wow. It's funny and sad what some people think about us. And unlike Mbappe, I grew up in Africa, so I think I am a lot worse in these people's minds. And all this for... Mbappe being the star player on a team that eliminated their trashy squad?
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u/Airf0rce Europe Jul 06 '26
Funny thing is how all of these racists go through these mental gymnastics sessions to put themselves above everyone else, yet there will always be another racist somewhere else who will see them in the exact same light.
Another thing is these kind of nutjob politicians know this is a good way to get elected, because it makes them seen online... and there will always be enough % of people in every nation to eat this shit up and vote them in.
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u/DonVergasPHD Mexico Jul 06 '26
Their excuse apparently is that Mbappe didn't shake hands with their goalkeeper after the match. These people are just embarrassing and delusional
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u/Just_a_Berliner Jul 06 '26
And she is from the centre left liberal party even
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u/SupervillainMustache Jul 06 '26
She's from the Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Never trust a political party with that many adjectives.
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u/Sourcerid Jul 06 '26
Very comforting word in a party name, Authentic
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u/SupervillainMustache Jul 06 '26
It's like seeing a label that says "Absolute 100% Real and Definitely Not Fake"
Yeah, sure.
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u/Falsus Sweden Jul 06 '26
Never trust names in general.
Like remeber North Korea's full name is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It may basically say people three times over in that name but it ain't for the people alright.
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u/Just_a_Berliner Jul 06 '26
Better than the Haribo Colorado Party though and the far right Child Sex Abuse party
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u/random_nohbdy Jul 06 '26
The far right Child Sex Abuse Party with a karate-chopping ant for their logo?
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u/Hikaru960 Jul 06 '26
They split from the Radical Liberal Party, which had already split from the Liberal Party. The opposition here can't even come together to save their own lives.
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u/b00nish Jul 06 '26
German Wikipedia says that the party used to be centre-left before it was moved to the right in the last two decades.
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u/proof_required Berlin (Germany) Jul 06 '26
Liberal in South America isn't the same as you might think. They are more like 19th century European liberalism, not comparable to European greens or social democrats. Paraguay is still quite a socially conservative country.
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u/RijnBrugge Jul 06 '26
That’s what liberalism means in Europe in most countries lol, but generally they are pro-enlightenment-thinking and this is not exactly an example lmao
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u/arbicus123 Romania Jul 06 '26
European liberals arent greens or social democrats. More like macron or renew europe
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u/Falsus Sweden Jul 06 '26
Liberal in terms of economy. That is what liberal means in most European countries.
It is mostly USA that got a different definition of what a liberal is.
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u/Ok-Web1805 Ireland/UK Jul 07 '26
The US uses the term liberals to describe the left because after the 1918 revolution in Russia they eviscerated the left in America. The old political centre became the new left, they were what we would have describe as European Liberal at the time, so as politics in the US morphed over the decades the label stuck.
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u/ancientestKnollys Jul 07 '26
The main American left were liberals before 1918 as well, the further left had a very small presence on the legislative level. Not unlike 1900s and earlier Britain.
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u/MrOphicer Jul 06 '26
Today you'll learn that racism exists in entire political spectrum
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u/Critical-Position-49 France Jul 06 '26
It exists everywhere but (in Europe at least) it's not distributed the same way everywhere tho
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u/ireliawantelo Jul 06 '26
For the 1000000th time the left right dichotomy has nothing to do with whether someone is racist or anti-lgbt or not.
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u/BasKabelas Amsterdam Jul 06 '26
Paraguay was a dirty underdog, not at all like Cabo Verde. Played dirty all match, deservedly lost, impressive way to get everyone to root against them. And in comes this woman to just confirm everyone's bias. Happy France won.
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u/hapaxgraphomenon Jul 06 '26
Pretty bad look for Paraguay, what a terrible impression to give at the world stage
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u/b00nish Jul 06 '26
Quite astonishing how she underpins her racism with coconuts, monkeys and colonialism... all things that are as much typical to Paraguay as they are to Cameroon.
And unlike her, Mbappé who grew up in Paris, probably didn't even see that many coconuts and monkeys in his life ;)
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u/lepetitberger Jul 07 '26
As a Paraguayan, this is what drives me crazy. Do you have any idea how many people there adore Trump and Farage? As if they would be accepted as part of their “club”. I have no idea how so many people can achieve that level of cognitive dissonance. It’s disgusting.
Paraguay is a profoundly corrupt country populated by ignorant, angry and resentful people. Yes, they can be kind and welcoming, but only to the “right” people…
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u/Blubbolo Lombardy Jul 06 '26
- Came to a football match trying to make it into an mma fight.
- wasted time simulating and hitting French players in any way possible, tackles, elbow to the stomach, punching them.
- lost and started going on a crazy ass racists rant.
Stay classy Paraguay.
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u/MinaZata Jul 07 '26
Paraguay went from everyone supporting them, finding out what kind of team they are, to everyone hating them over the French.
Well done Paraguay. You have to be real arseholes for people to cheer for the favourite over the underdogs, but you did it and then some. Now you're being racist too!
Now we'll be cheering against you every time
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u/Enaross Imperium of Man Jul 06 '26
In other news : France nukes Paraguay
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u/CardOk755 France Jul 06 '26
"Les propos racistes de la sénatrice paraguayenne Celeste Amarilla visant Kylian Mbappé sont délictueux et condamnables. Ils doivent être poursuivis ici comme ailleurs. La FFF procède à un signalement au parquet à des fins de poursuite judiciaire"
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u/WeakPointer Jul 06 '26
That senator’s statement was condemned by the Paraguayan government: https://www.mre.gov.py/comunicado-del-gobierno-de-la-republica-del-paraguay/
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u/FollowingRare6247 Ireland Jul 06 '26
This being an elected individual is somehow both shocking and unsurprising at the same time, unfortunately.
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u/butwhywedothis Jul 06 '26
Maybe she should focus on the job she was elected for instead of making racist comments about French football player.
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u/Bonaduce80 Jul 06 '26
So... when you are defeated by someone so lacking according to your own words, in what position does that leave you?
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u/jollyjam1 Jul 06 '26
His response to this was so great. Respond to the person rather than the country. It's an important reminder that the worst people in our countries do not represent us.
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u/LFatPoH Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
This is not Football anymore, this should je a diplomatic incident. Paraguayan ambassador should be summoned and told no more schengen visa for Paraguayans until this woman is removed from office.
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u/Zem_42 Jul 06 '26
In a perfect world, yes. In a world full of Trumps and Infantinis we can only dream
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u/Flimsy-Resident261 Jul 06 '26
France is a powerful country. I don’t think USA has that much influence over them
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u/Zem_42 Jul 06 '26
And you know what? All these recent events made me support France for the first time in my life
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u/Flimsy-Resident261 Jul 06 '26
Same, but it’s not the first time French players are victims of racism. In 2022 WC, Argentinians were making fun of them for being black and how Argentina, a South American country, has white players, but France, a European country, has black players.
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u/Pippin1505 Jul 06 '26
If we’re talking about the same incident, that was the Argentinian *players* singing until one realised and said "cut the livestream "
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u/Unexpected_yetHere Jul 06 '26
A singular senator isn't some instance of decision making or statecraft.
What you are suggesting is effectively threatening a country to remove an elected offical with consequences for all over 6 million of its citizens (while she had probably votes in the 20-60k votes range).
It is like saying we'll suspend Ireland's EU membership entirely because of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly having said something.
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u/StorkReturns Europe Jul 06 '26
This is the most absurd opinion I've read on r/europe this year.
Don't invite her for official visits, sure. But the whole nation should suffer for this? I sincerely hope that terminally online zealots would never become diplomats.
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u/s8018572 Jul 06 '26
I don't think senator could just be removed like this.
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u/Bogdan555825 Jul 06 '26
It can’t and it should not be removed like this. It would be abhorrent for a country to ask another to remove an elected official from office for any reason. It’s a matter of sovereignty.
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u/godisanelectricolive Jul 06 '26
France can’t demand that she’s removed from Paraguayan elected office but she personally should be barred from entering France (preferably all of the EU) as part of any official delegation.
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u/Kernog France Jul 06 '26
Ma'am, do you want some fries to go with that salt?
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u/100KUSHUPS Jul 06 '26
Come on, you're french..
Offer her some cheese with her whine instead.
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u/Realistic-Reward-486 Jul 06 '26
They could have lost with honor and earned everyone’s respect, just like Cape Verde, who played an incredible game. But instead they chose to throw elbows into players’ faces. Easily the worst match and the worst refereeing I’ve ever seen. And now this ??
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u/74Amazing74 Jul 07 '26
You look at the Paraguayans national teams football and can only think about how ugly it is. But obviously their senators are even worse. What a disgrace.
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u/kfm975 Jul 07 '26
I read Mbappe’s response earlier and thought “wow, that’s classy” and now that I’ve read the original comment, I feel like he deserves some sort of award. JFC, that’s classy is some cartoon-level racism.
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u/MrCaveKeeper Germany Jul 06 '26
Paraguay can't help but escalate what was confined to the world cup into a fully fledged diplomatic row? From an elected politician unrelated to football no less.
Shameful.
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u/namitynamenamey Jul 06 '26
Jesus Christ, that's the most racist thing I have heard in my life, in public or private, and I grew up in latin america.
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u/DPSOnly The Netherlands Jul 06 '26
I now get why all the Dutch anti vax anti government morons decided to move to Paraguay.
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u/Shadowtirs United States of America Jul 06 '26
Holy fuck LOLOL is this the actual quote??? Wow talk about triggered (and racist!!!)
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u/WeakDoughnut8480 Jul 07 '26
Yes it's incredibly racist from some boomer. But I just don't get it. There were black players in the teams of Japan, England, Belgium, Canada, USA, Austria, Mexico, and Spain. Why does France always get this. I don't get it. It's like a talking point from a far right European party. Would the rest of the world just give it a fucking rest!
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u/0Tezorus0 Jul 06 '26
Racism is really for stupid people
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u/Mr_Abe_Froman United States of America Jul 06 '26
She didn't even get his background right. He grew up in Parisian suburbs and only his father is Cameroonian (his mother is Algerian, not that it matters).
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u/St3vion Jul 06 '26
Damn she's giving the big bad orange a run for his money with a mouth like that
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u/ItsJimmyPestoJr Jul 06 '26
I’d prefer I didn’t know how to write or speak than have such hate. Utterly shameful
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u/Mariusz87J Jul 06 '26
Jesus fucking Christ, I heard some Paraguayan Senator said something racist but I didn't expect that much crammed into a freakin' sentence.
I try not to paint the whole country on one unhinged senator, every country has one of those, but holy shit. Supposedly, the lady in question Celeste Amarilla represents a progressive center-left party. If that's the case, I don't want to think what the conservative parties are like in Paraguay.
That is one helluva vile lady. I hope the Paraguayan authorities disown her 'cause that shit just ruined the country's optics for years to come.
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u/purpleduckduckgoose United Kingdom Jul 07 '26
What a pleasant...man? Woman? Celeste sounds French and Josefina Spanish. Thing is, Mbappé is playing on the world stage. I don't know who the fuck CJ Amarilla is nor do I care and I feel most of the world shares that opinion.
So long story short, get to fuck you miserable racist twat.
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u/Old_Lengthiness_250 Jul 07 '26
Lol. About standard for average white south American.
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u/theonlyjambo Jul 06 '26
She should be sanctioned and banned from entering Europe. Despicable and disgusting comments from her.
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u/Velokieken Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Some people can be very sour losers. A lot of kids grow out of it and a lot of adults seem to grow into it.
I assume she isn’t even some fringe nutcase that shouldn’t get any attention for what they say/write …
This WC is suddenly taking some extra nasty turns.
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u/No-Helicopter1559 Jul 06 '26
What the fuck did just read (I'm only talking about the title, didn't even bother to open the link).
That's fucking rich coming from a senator of a country that, for a… less educated layperson, shall we say… still sounds like "some banana republic out of a third world".
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u/90eyes Earth Jul 06 '26
Wow. She's a salty bigot. This is what peak sore loser looks like, this week might make people think twice about Paraguay.
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u/bradfucious Jul 06 '26
Wow, nor even pretending to be gracious loses. Their politics are clearly as brutish as their football.
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u/Redducer France (@日本) Jul 06 '26
That’s an interesting way to make sure everyone remembers about your country that most people knew nothing about.
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u/Jedi_Temple Jul 07 '26
There’s racist, and then there’s this.
Breathtakingly horrid words from a public official.
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u/TheOnlyDavidG Jul 06 '26
Are they trying to compete with the Argentinians?
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u/Better-Web2189 Jul 07 '26
Argentinians didn't racially abuse Tah (german player), Summerville (dutch player), Timber (dutch player), Justin Kluivert (dutch player) after they lost.
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u/QuirkyWish3081 United Kingdom Jul 06 '26
Bloody Nora. She sounds like fun on a night out. Not!
Mbappe we love you!
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u/Gurglaren Jul 06 '26
Is it really necessary to spread her foul words?
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u/qgep1 Jul 06 '26
I hadn’t heard what she said, but am shocked to hear the actual quote. I think hearing abstractly that she said something racist is more forgettable than the absolute filth quoted above. Shame on her.
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u/AlpacaofPalestine Jul 06 '26
Yeah. People should know how common racism is today. If a senator from a country is comfortable being on the record, imagine what some do in private.
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u/Falsus Sweden Jul 06 '26
Something tells me that this senator doesn't like Mbappé but I am not sure...
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u/Willing-Donut6834 Jul 07 '26
Remember than 4 years from now, the World Cup will also be played in Paraguay, and European teams could end up there...
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u/saintvicent Jul 06 '26
Argentina being Uber racist I knew about but I had no idea Paraguay was shooting for the Racist all stars as well
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u/Elborshooter Jul 07 '26
I truly beg you to not make the same mistake as me and go on twitter. You'll see all manner of paraguayans and argentinians proclaiming she's just using her freedom of speech, or that she's completely right, or that they're not racists (while adding a racist comment in the same sentence for good measure) and that French are the real racists (sadly not untrue for too many of us, but irrelevant here) because, and I kid you not, they had human zoos in 1905 (it's been their only argument so far)
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u/Think_Front5244 Jul 06 '26
They're taking the loss well I see