{"id":14,"date":"2026-08-03T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/?p=14"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:18:21","slug":"argentina-responds-after-samuel-l-jackson-labels-it-one-of-the-most-racist-countries-in-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/?p=14","title":{"rendered":"Argentina responds after Samuel L. Jackson labels it \u2018one of the most racist countries in world\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The people of Argentina are shutting down racism allegations<br>Argentinian locals are defending themselves after being hit with allegations of racism following the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country\u2019s football team and its fans have been criticised for their behaviour throughout the tournament, including Sunday\u2019s (19 July) final which saw them lose 1-0 to Spain before a brawl kicked off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the country\u2019s critics has been A-list actor Samuel L Jackson, 77, who took to social media on Sunday night to urge Black people not to support Argentina.Among the country\u2019s critics has been A-list actor Samuel L Jackson, 77, who took to social media on Sunday night to urge Black people not to support Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s post sparked massive debate online, with Argentinians flooding the Django Unchained actor\u2019s Instagram with disappointed comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Argentinian locals are speaking out in defence of their country, claiming that they\u2019ve been grossly misunderstood.<br>The post he shared, created by the SEC Black Alumni Network, suggested that Argentina has \u2018historically been one of, if not the most, racist countries in the world\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s post sparked massive debate online, with Argentinians flooding the Django Unchained actor\u2019s Instagram with disappointed comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Argentinian locals are speaking out in defence of their country, claiming that they\u2019ve been grossly misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/727904397_1372674614771552_8408516810244533352_n.jpg.bv_.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/727904397_1372674614771552_8408516810244533352_n.jpg.bv_.webp 640w, https:\/\/fliqora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/727904397_1372674614771552_8408516810244533352_n.jpg.bv_-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The people of Argentina are shutting down racism allegationsArgentinian locals are defending themselves after being hit with allegations of racism following the 2026 FIFA World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions\/16"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fliqora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}