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If Vinicius had a smile last night after Real Madrid’s victory against Atlético (2-1), where Rodrygo’s goal allowed him to dance with his partner after several days of controversy, the Brazilian winger continued to spark controversy before and after the derby.
Treated like a monkey before the match via chants from Atlético Madrid supporters, and even during the warm-up, Vinicius is now an easy target amid racism. Monkey, an expression also used by other voices that carry, including agent Pedro Bravo who is a regular columnist for the show El Chiringuito.
Pedrerol defends a misinterpretation of the word monkey
What push the host of the show El Chiringuito to a lunar focus. Josep Pedrerol, on the air, insisted on defending his show from any racism by justifying the use of the word monkey. “The expression ‘playing the monkey’ in Spain is to ridicule oneself. It’s not racist. But in the translation it was misinterpreted. A big hug and keep dancing. In Spain, ‘don’t do the monkey’ means ‘don’t play dumb. Here we make mistakes with inappropriate, but not racist expressions, ”explained Pedrerol before asking Vinicius for forgiveness all the same …
??? “A expresão “brincar de macaco” na Espanha é fazer papel de bobo. Não é racista”
? “Mas na tradução foi mal interpretado. A strong hug and continue to dance”
? The message of @jpedrerolin #ChiringuitoVincius pic.twitter.com/8UWQY4Vbt9
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) September 18, 2022
? “In Spain, ‘no hagas el mono’ means ‘no hagas el tonto’.
? “Aquí cometemos errores con expresiones inappropriates, pero no racistas”.
? “PIDO PERDÓN if you have molested, @vinijr“.
? @jpedrerolin #ChiringuitoVinicius. pic.twitter.com/3mV73FMiQi
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) September 18, 2022
to summarize
While the controversy around Vinicius has continued to swell for a few days, turning to racist insults, voices are being raised in Spain on the subject. With the will to defend themselves for having caused such a controversy.
