The Pepe Controversy And The Spanish Press: Marca, Xenophobia And The Lowest Common Denominator
On Wednesday, January 18th, Real Madrid’s Portuguese center back Pepe walked over FC Barcelona’s superstar forward Lionel Messi, who was lying on the ground after a foul. As Pepe walked past Messi, cameras showed him glancing down as he lowered his foot—onto the Argentine’s left hand. Whether or not this action was intentional is still up for debate, though Pepe’s history with violent conduct on the pitch—he famously attacked Javier Casquero during a match against Getafe—suggests that he would not be above this sort of low-blow.
The day after the match, Madrid-based paper “Marca” ran a series of stories that lambasted both Pepe, and Real Madrid’s coach José Mourinho. These stories, in general, attacked the Portuguese coach for his tactics against Barcelona, for the attitude of his players, and for, in so many words, inciting violent behavior in his team.
In some ways, Marca are correct: Pepe’s actions during the match were reprehensible and deserving of punishment. This article is not meant to defend Pepe or Mourinho from the criticisms leveled by Marca; rather, it will examine the attacks inside of a larger narrative that has been championed by Marca, to the detriment of foreign, non-white, or otherwise “othered” people in Spanish football.
Read more: http://www.managingmadrid.com/2012/1/24/2725083/real-madrid-barcelona-pepe-controversy-spanish-press-marca-as-xenophobia
The Pepe Controversy And The Spanish Press: Marca, Xenophobia And The Lowest Common Denominator
On Wednesday, January 18th, Real Madrid’s Portuguese center back Pepe walked over FC Barcelona’s superstar forward Lionel Messi, who was lying on the ground after a foul. As Pepe walked past Messi, cameras showed him glancing down as he lowered his foot—onto the Argentine’s left hand. Whether or not this action was intentional is still up for debate, though Pepe’s history with violent conduct on the pitch—he famously attacked Javier Casquero during a match against Getafe—suggests that he would not be above this sort of low-blow.
The day after the match, Madrid-based paper “Marca” ran a series of stories that lambasted both Pepe, and Real Madrid’s coach José Mourinho. These stories, in general, attacked the Portuguese coach for his tactics against Barcelona, for the attitude of his players, and for, in so many words, inciting violent behavior in his team.
In some ways, Marca are correct: Pepe’s actions during the match were reprehensible and deserving of punishment. This article is not meant to defend Pepe or Mourinho from the criticisms leveled by Marca; rather, it will examine the attacks inside of a larger narrative that has been championed by Marca, to the detriment of foreign, non-white, or otherwise “othered” people in Spanish football.
Read more: http://www.managingmadrid.com/2012/1/24/2725083/real-madrid-barcelona-pepe-controversy-spanish-press-marca-as-xenophobia
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