DEPICTION OF BALLOTELI AS KING KONG

LeBlaqCoq · June 27, 2012

Racist or are people overreacting.

DualityNSNO · June 27, 2012

What?

Azzurri · June 27, 2012

DualityNSNO said:
What?

I second this.

Brennan · June 27, 2012

He's referring to this:

Brennan · June 27, 2012

And if you think that's racist you're a massive tit.

neil999 · June 27, 2012

what editor is stupid enough to give approval to this?!

neil999 · June 27, 2012

it doesnt even make any sense..!

DualityNSNO · June 27, 2012

Brennan91 said:
He's referring to this:

Oh thanks.

Nope, not racist imo.

Azzurri · June 27, 2012

Not racist but very stupid and naive.

Actually, it depends what context it's in. If there's no meaning behind the picture and it's just meant to be funny then yes it is racist.

EFCNIK · June 27, 2012

I am the probably one of the least people to get all OMG OMG OMG about suspected 'racism' but I think that is crossing a line. It's clearly making the comparison between Balotelli and a monkey which we all know is the 'in' racist gesture on the continent. Even if the drawer wasn't thinking 'LOL BLACKS' he still would have known what it could mean especially being from a country where racism is rife in football.

caught · June 27, 2012

If it was a UK newspaper I'd say it was a terribly, terribly poor choice of allegory and wonder what on earth the editor was thinking.

Since it's an Italian newspaper, from what I can tell, I suppose the appropriate response it to shrug and go for a nap.

Deloodid · June 27, 2012

Its come from an Italian newspaper,

neil999 · June 27, 2012

EFCNIK said:
I am the probably one of the least people to get all OMG OMG OMG about suspected 'racism' but I think that is crossing a line. It's clearly making the comparison between Balotelli and a monkey which we all know is the 'in' racist gesture on the continent. Even if the drawer wasn't thinking 'LOL BLACKS' he still would have known what it could mean especially being from a country where racism is rife in football.

exactly this

Brennan · June 27, 2012

EFCNIK said:
I am the probably one of the least people to get all OMG OMG OMG about suspected 'racism' but I think that is crossing a line. It's clearly making the comparison between Balotelli and a monkey which we all know is the 'in' racist gesture on the continent.

What difference would it make if Balotelli was white and being depicted as King Kong ? None, except people wouldn't be flipping out over it.