Is what he posted (left) racist though? English FA
seem to think so. Liver Pool striker striker Mario
Balotelli has been charged by the Football
Association for posting an image of the Nintendo
character, Super Mario on instagram and writing
"jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew”
Just a few hours after Balotelli posted it on
December 1, many people said they found it
offensive and accused him of Racism and
Antisemitism.
Balotelli deleted the image after it caused a lot
of controversy, denied the accusations of racism
and then issued an apology on Facebook to people
who found the pic offensive...
Despite the public apology, the FA still charged
him.
Ballotelli submitted his observation of the post to
the FA committee yesterday Dec. 5th, stating he
had no intention of being racial with the photo and
that he has also been a victim of racial attacks
before. He was subsequently charged under rule
E3, which cites as “aggravating factors”
references to ethnic origin, colour, race,
nationality, faith, gender, sexual orientation or
disability.
The FA in its charge said “It is alleged the
Liverpool player breached FA Rule E3 (1) in that
his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or
improper. It is further alleged that this is an
‘Aggravated Breach’ as defined by FA Rule E3[2]
as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or
colour and/or race and/or nationality and/or
religion or belief. The player has until 6pm on 15
December 2014 to respond to the charge.”
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