u/ishutdoorzzzz

I’m a black Jamaican man who rooted for Argentina in the wc but was disappointed. But throughout this whole tournament, I’ve been seeing Latinos hate on Argentina. I understand the history towards with the nation, but I don’t think that you should generalize a nation based on that.

Hello everyone, i grew up watching Messi since I was 10 and he was one of my idols growing up. I always supported Argentina in any tournament because your country made me fall in love with the sport. But within this tournament I have been seeing more hate towards Argentinian fans. I went to an Argentina vs Cabo Verde watch party with my Argentina jersey and some people came up to me and said “why are you cheering for Argentina, they wouldn’t like your color”. Even though I’m aware of Argentinas history of racism, I’ve met Argentinians who were the most nicest people in the world. I see videos on TikTok of weirdos saying if you support Argentina, you’re a nazi or trump supporter. They will even use photos of Messi visiting Israel even though it was a peace tour and he also visited Palestine and helped Palestinians. I also find it hypocritical that people criticize Argentinas racism even though many England fans were making ICE jokes towards Mexicans. Seeing all this shit pissed me off because why are you shaming a WHOLE FANBASE for cheering for their favorite team. You can support the team without supporting the government and its history. I supported America also but I didn’t support the trump administration and its history of slavery.

Hello, I’m a darker skinned Jamaican-American guy who has never faced any colorist remarks about his skin. On the other hand, I go on social media and see how darker skinned girls faced colorism and I empathize with it because I know how it feels to be treated like shit (I dealt with bullying throughout my life). But within those discussions, I can see myself in the guys they are talking about especially when looking back at the girls I found the most attractive. I do like black women but most of the crushes had on them, had lightskin and curly hair. I always found it to be beautiful but I question if my preferences are influenced by white colonial standards. Now after seeing the darkskin woman’s pov about colorism, every time I see a lightskin women, I feel guilty for being attracted to her because I feel like a bad guy.

If you guys don’t know, Germany was kicked out of the World Cup in a penalty round. A black german player missed the final penalty goal which could’ve made Germany win. Even though I’m sad for Germany, this makes me concerned for the Black people living there, especially with the rise of far right parties like the AFD targeting minorities. they will blame the loss on the black player which will lead to racism towards every black person.