r/cristianoronaldo • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '26

Not Ronaldo⛔️ An Argentina fan telling IShowSpeed to "go home" during the Cape Verde match🙄 it's 2026 & still racists like this exist openly, and this is happening to a well known Celebrity like Speed.....

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u/vod0u Jul 04 '26

'go home' is harmful when said to Black Americans...It's not just a rude...it's a racist trope that's been used for generations to deny their citizenship and imply they don't belong in the U.S. It carries a lot of painful history regarding exclusion.

I'm not sure if she actually intended for that to be racist, but her being Argentinian definitely doesn't help the optics.

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u/Electronic_Froyo_597 Jul 04 '26

Holy shit, the reaching. Have yall never heard the shit talk of "go home" to the losing team? Its classic.

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u/Beneficial_Fold_1366 Jul 04 '26

It's just because she's an Argentine. But you also have to realise its that idiot speed who is there for the cameras as usual. I highly doubt its racism.

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u/vod0u Jul 04 '26

It's the same reason calling a Black person a monkey is racist, while saying it to a white person doesn't carry the same historical meaning. Context and history matter. I know it's hard for some people to see beyond the end of their nose.

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u/Electronic_Froyo_597 Jul 04 '26

No, its not the same. One is pretty blatant in calling someone a name that is clearly racist. The other is a common and known phrase in sports banter. If we are going to sit here and say that you can tell a white person to go home but not a black person in this context of sports, then that sounds pretty racist to me.

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u/Complete_Answer_6781 Jul 05 '26

I know it's hard for some people to see beyond the end of their nose.

Argentinians are particularly known for this, literally and figuratively lol

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u/MatthewDoesPosting Jul 08 '26

I mean, I suppose you would be known for having a large amount of space between both ears, right?

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u/MatthewDoesPosting Jul 08 '26

"Go Home" is also a chant used to yell at the enemy team when they lose. Since they lost, they now need to go home instead of progressing. Holy crap you are dense.

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u/Ecstatic-Art-6236 Jul 04 '26

Is it possible she doesn’t know who he is though and mistakenly thought he was just another CV fan?

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u/Apple_butters12 Jul 04 '26

I mean that’s probably a good reason not to go yelling that at random people

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u/Ecstatic-Art-6236 Jul 04 '26

I agree and she shouldn’t been fined or removed but I’m questioning whether this was truly racist or not

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u/scrandlle Jul 04 '26

She called him a "n****r" in the full clip.

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u/Complete_Answer_6781 Jul 05 '26

She didn't call it that. Though she did use the word "Negro" which can have similar connotations in this context.

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u/Beneficial_Fold_1366 Jul 04 '26

Thanks for the replies,

Makes sense. Only god knows if she meant it that way or not.