Pacheco defends Twitter post

Wed, 06 Jun 17:38:10 2012

Liverpool reserves forward Dani Pacheco's use of the word "negrito" in a Twitter message to team-mate Glen Johnson forced the young Spaniard to defend himself on the social networking site.

The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Rayo Vallecano, used the term when wishing the England international luck as he headed to Poland for Euro 2012 on Wednesday.

He tweeted: "@glen_johnson good luck negrito!!!!"

Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez was banned for eight matches for using the same word towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra in a match at Anfield in October.

The Uruguay international unsuccessfully argued "negrito" was not a derogatory term in the Spanish language, despite its racial connotations in English.

When Pacheco received a couple of critical comments in response to his message he wrote: "I Allready (sic) explained in past what Negrito could mean. Good or bad depends how you say it. I always called @glen_johnson it in terms of love.

"Last tweet about it. @glen_johnson speaks Spanish and he knows what that mean when I say it to him. He is one of best mates there for me."

 

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  1. What the hell is wrong with everyone negrito is not an­ insult why can't these morons get that.

    From Yvonne, on Fri 8 Jun 14:54

  2. Liverpool player, fans and staff must be the most­ ignorant stupid people on this planet (the majority -­ there are a few good ones)

    From Lynx, on Fri 8 Jun 13:56

  3. I thought the Negrito were an indigenous people who­ inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia?

    From Gazz, on Fri 8 Jun 8:43

  4. Although in some places it is commonplace to use the­ word, it's all about the context in which it is­ used. Suarez didn't use it as an endearing term,­ he and Evra are not friends. In this case, other­ people might be offended by it, but let's ask­ Johnson how he feels. Bottom line is how the person­ being called negrito feels about it. Obviously we­ can't be expected to know what words are bad and­ what words are good in every culture around the world,­ so it's probably better to stick with words that­ are universal rather than clouding the issue then­ claiming ignorance

    From Ryan, on Thu 7 Jun 18:33

  5. It's so pathetic Ferdinand is using the racist card­ as the reason he didn't get in the Euro Squad,­ someone should tell him, he's just not good enough.

    From whocaresanyway, on Thu 7 Jun 17:35

  6. If Glen Johnson isn't offended by it, why should­ anyone else complain ? Pacheco & Johnson are team­ mates & friends..

    From whocaresanyway, on Thu 7 Jun 17:31

  7. Is it a prerequisite to be racist if you're an­ overseas player at Looserpool. K-K-King Kenny has left­ his legacy - racial hatred. Bin dippers?

    From paul h, on Thu 7 Jun 15:39

  8. @Nathan, and by the end of the day this pathetic­ "news" story will have over 200 comments­ attached to it, justifying its newsworthiness. Why do­ we do it? Primal screaming!!!

    From paul Taylor, on Thu 7 Jun 13:23

  9. Isn't denouncing the way a foreign person speaks­ his own language as being offensive, racist?

    From paul Taylor, on Thu 7 Jun 13:20

  10. Isn't denouncing the way a foreign person speaks­ his own languafe as being offensive, racist?

    From paul Taylor, on Thu 7 Jun 13:20

  11. According to the urban dictionary it means: negrito ­ endearing term meaning sweetheart especially in writing­ Dear lovely wife Love, Your negrito Juan

    From Ulk, on Thu 7 Jun 11:48

  12. What has the colour of Glen Johnson's skin got to­ do with how he kicks a football? Why would anyone­ mention that?

    From Exustrek, on Thu 7 Jun 11:08

  13. Raaaahhhhhh lets be angry at everyone and everything!!!­ Raaaahhhhh!!

    From Radge2def, on Thu 7 Jun 9:31

  14. Another slow news day. Fuss about nothing.

    From ALLEN, on Thu 7 Jun 9:17

  15. Fu/cking idiots in the KICK IT OUT brigade need a­ bullet through the head

    From , on Thu 7 Jun 8:55

  16. Sooo... When is Pacheco come back? :)

    From geovany, on Thu 7 Jun 8:21

  17. Utter, utter nonsense. Our press cling to anything, no­ matter how small or trivial and turn it into the next­ race scandal because they're too lazy to come up­ with anything genuinely newsworthy. Pathetic really.

    From Nathan, on Thu 7 Jun 7:31

  18. While he's naive to say it and should have avoided­ it, He is Spanish, he is in Spain at the moment, it is­ a Spanish term for endearment under the right­ circumstances so what right exactly do the British­ press or any of us for that matter have to vilify him­ for it....I find it amusing when we'll allow­ certain races/Religions to come to Britain and burn­ poppies and see people in power shrug their shoulders­ and say freedom of speech....a Spanish born and­ currently based player tweets a good luck message to­ his mixed race English friend and no doubt the press­ and the "racial equality" groups will jump on­ it as though he's committed genocide.

    From Chris, on Thu 7 Jun 3:11
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    Whatever it's meaning... he's a bit of an idiot­ for saying it in the 1st place

    From Nicholas, on Wed 6 Jun 23:42

  20. Put into Google translator... "dale negrito­ negrito" translate spanish to English word for­ word answer is "GIVE BOLD BOLD" ?

    From wild woodpecker®, on Wed 6 Jun 22:15
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