How I sometimes wish I was born in 1995 and on gorgeous Copacabana.
Yesterday’s discussion of Filipe Toledo’s brave cowardice opened my social accounts’ floodgates. Brazilians unfollowing in droves! Angry messages in the inbox!
And oh how the jealousy burns in my heart. As a middle-aged American, you see, it is very difficult to get excited about other American’s accomplishments. I grew, unfortunately, in the 1980s-1990s and it was uncool to show any sort of patriotic love for country. It was very cool to be ironic and slacky and shoe-gazey.
And oh how I’ve been robbed because I watch young Brazilians defend Filipe Toledo on the merits of him being a Brazilian and how fun does it look? Like a wonderful extra pastime. Like pure heaven.
Of course, it is thinly veiled racism to say Brazilians are “passionate” or “fiery” and that is not what I am saying. I am saying I’m jealous of the ones who have unfollowed, the ones who post screeds on message boards, who dance in their hearts when Adriano de Souza wins and cry in their caipirinhas when Gabs Medina loses because it looks a lot funner than gazing at my shoes.
Brasil, eu te amo.
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Watch out, Chas! Now you´ll be chased by americans and australians for being a brazzos lover!!
Em seus sonhos…
I’m soooo borrowing “shoe-gazey”… enuff tension in these comments. Thought I was on Politico.com or TMZ…
Weird…when I read the title of your last piece, with “cowardice”, I first thought “here we go again: the haters picking on Brazilians”. But I was positively surprised. You used your usual sarcastic tone. Added Warshaw’s very cool insights.I didn’t feel any offence. Maybe people don’t get your sarcasm?
BTW, you wrote once a piece where a Brazilian guy that works in the WSL talked about the racism against Brazilians I feel that since then things turned better. I feel less hate coming from the “arians”. It was like acknowledgement. A lot of haters came out of the closet (You know “admitting it is the first step to rehab”). Anyways, just saying…I’m a Brazo, there are plenty of assholes out there (Brazos included) but you guys are cool. Peace.
Oh facam…you make me smile! I really do love both Brazil and Brazilians and think maybe the tone is misinterpreted due, in all fault, to myself. But you understand! And thank you.
Add Brazil to Hawaii now fuckface: “Places you shouldn’t visit”
Ummmmmmmmmmm. Did you not read the little story? I wish I was Brazilian! And I will go!
now you are trying to patronize, its ridiculous so just stop. You are getting the attention you crave, congrats. And you are right, you can go, no one will know who the fck you are anyways…
Widespread corruption, poverty and one of the worlds worst gun crime rates ppppffffftttttt whatever……writer comments on Brazil’s hysterical national pride: Fuck him man, fuck him.
oh yeah… I forgot this i a respected economic and political website where serious issues are discussed, and not a surfing gossip site full of fuckbrains . I`ll try to comment on more important topics next time ok?
Ok Les we hear you….Careful now, you are getting into the fabled internet “cry time” zone now…
re-read comment above transformer
Oh Les….come dance the capoeira with me!
It`s “play” capoeira, not “dance” capoeira Chas… that`ll help you earn some points with the locals down there
Does that mean you accept?
sure, you`ve been a good sport…let`s see what you`ll dish out next
Speaking of people not “getting it” Have you seen this great little piece by Mimi LaMontagne on Vice… Hilarious and the comments!!
http://www.vice.com/en_au/r…
You must be wearing some lame ass shoes!