Current Events > Why doesn't Argentina have more Black players in the World Cup?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/12/08/why-doesnt-argentina-have-more-black-players-world-cup/

That article states there is onky 150,000 blacks in argentina. The population of argentina is 45 million. Why is this even a question... maybe the 150,000 are not athletic. Or like soccer.

Same could be said about their basketball team

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/7/AAd-UUAAD-kn.jpg

I think the article provides a useful examination of Argentina's complicated racial history.

The nazis that now occupy Argentina wouldnt like having black people on the team, duh

*USA citizen claims Argentina should have more black players.
*Non-USA citizen looks up Argentina's demographics, expecting 20-40% black population
*Realizes it's between 0.3% and 0.4%

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/6/AAZNQfAAD-kw.jpg

Some of your woke left members are hilariously stupid.
Thank you for doing a service to the world and serving as an example for why countries like my own (Japan) stomp out woke left-like mindsets as soon as they appear.
Some stupid citizens are fine. Too many and that's just a problem.

Where's the why no black players on Croatia article?

Like, are y'all for real right now?

i'm not surprised if it is because of racism

Ratchetrockon posted...

i'm not surprised if it is because of racism

It's not though.
Population demographics are heavily skewed towards white/latino people in Argentina.
She even mentions in the article that out of 40 million people in Argentina, only 100,000 identify as black.

It pissed me off when France won the world cup with a bunch if black players and Trevor Noah went "This was the first world cup victory for Africa" and then called out he doubled down on the fact the players aren't French and are African because they are black.

I hate assholes like that

Why are people so fucking weird about this shit

-BrokenSpiral- posted...

*Realizes it's between 0.3% and 0.4%

The article, if you bothered to read it, is a history of how that came to be in a country that at one point was one-third black.

Most Argentinians are of Spanish, Italian, German descendancy. Hence why the are also known as the most stuck people of Latin America.

But I understand she's giving you a WHY it is like that, than complain about it?

Also, most Latin American countries ARE racist. It isnt until recently that the governments of some Latin American countries look like the actual population rather than remnants of the Spanish ruling class theyve had for centuries.

UnfairRepresent posted...

It pissed me off when France won the world cup with a bunch if black players and Trevor Noah went "This was the first world cup victory for Africa" and then called out he doubled down on the fact the players aren't French and are African because they are black.

I hate assholes like that

Why are people so fucking weird about this shit

you realize there's a difference between ethnic background and nationality, right?

and also that he is a comedian and he paid to write/make jokes

famfam posted...

you realize there's a difference between ethnic background and nationality, right?

and also that he is a comedian and he paid to write/make jokes

It wasn't a joke. He was being serious, he said it on social media and then carried it over to his TV shows.

He was just being racist and spewing alt-right rhetoric.

Argentina is football mad.
Buenos Aires even has the most professional teams in it's city than any other place in the world.
Quite simply if a black player was good enough to make the team, he'd be playing on the team.

Intro2Logic posted...

The article, if you bothered to read it, is a history of how that came to be in a country that at one point was one-third black.

That's interesting and I actually now want to read the article, lol.

I think the headline is just triggering some people who aren't bothering to read

-BrokenSpiral- posted...

Thank you for doing a service to the world and serving as an example for why countries like my own (Japan) stomp out woke left-like mindsets as soon as they appear.

You sure you actually live in Japan, because a lot of media is incredibly "woke" here. I would say you see more LGBT, disability, etc. representation on TV in Japan on average than most countries. Shit I can't stop watching that lesbian drama about making food . That's the best thing on TV right now.

-BrokenSpiral- posted...

Thank you for doing a service to the world and serving as an example for why countries like my own (Japan) stomp out woke left-like mindsets as soon as they appear.

With some of the problems your country is having, maybe you should start listening to that "woke left".

Intro2Logic posted...

The article, if you bothered to read it, is a history of how that came to be in a country that at one point was one-third black.

Yeah, but it's the woke left that's the problem.

I thought it was weird too. Not necessarily any black people but hardly Latin people on the team.

lol

ssjevot posted...

You sure you actually live in Japan, because a lot of media is incredibly "woke" here. I would say you see more LGBT, disability, etc. representation on TV in Japan on average than most countries. Shit I can't stop watching that lesbian drama about making food . That's the best thing on TV right now.

I don't think most would have a issue with cute lesbians. It's semi common even cartoon shows in the west.