#WeAreAllApes: Mexican Politician Causes Outrage After Racist Post About Ronaldinho The Guardian
go to original September 16, 2014

Ronaldinho is presented before thousands of Querétaro fans at the Corregidora stadium in his new club's shirt. (Carlos Tischler/Rex)

MEXICO CITY - The tone of the commotion over Ronaldinho’s surprise signing for the Mexican club Querétaro has moved from general enthusiasm to outrage in response to a Facebook post by a local politician calling the Brazilian legend an ape.

Carlos Treviño’s outburst was sparked by the traffic jams caused by Ronaldinho’s presentation to fans at half-time in Querétaro’s Friday night draw against Puebla.

“I try to be tolerant but I DETEST FOOTBALL and the dumbing down phenomenon it produces,” Treviño wrote. “I detest it all the more because people obstruct and flood the main avenues, causing me to spend two hours getting home … and all to see AN APE … A Brazilian, but an ape nonetheless. This has become a ridiculous circus.”

The post was soon deleted, but was nevertheless picked up by local media and sparked a social media furore. The feed #TodosSomosSimios or WeAreAllApes gathered force over the weekend and remained a trending topic in Mexico on Monday.

Meanwhile the club, known as The White Roosters of Querétaro, issued a statement on Sunday demanding “exemplary punishment” for Treviño.

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