Looks like Juventus has garnered the attention of a star MCU actor, but not in a good way. Simu Liu, who will be starring in the upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tweeted the following about the Juventus women's tweet (which has now been deleted).
Bruh pic.twitter.com/DvYnCN1dC6
— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) August 6, 2021
He followed his tweet by making a reference to the hit TV show, Ted Lasso:
This is like the opposite of Ted Lasso
— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) August 6, 2021
After the team deleted the tweet, they then issued a proper apology via Twitter:
We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination. #DifferencesMakeTheDifference
— Juventus Women (@JuventusFCWomen) August 5, 2021
When this tweet was put out by the club, it was immediately met with outrage and backlash from multiple communities online. Liu joined in once he saw the Juventus tweet, and his reaction has reached thousands of people. Here are some of their reactions:
Yeah there’s no excuse for this. They actually didn’t even bother explaining in their apology.
— ehmzee, the gabaghoul 👻🤌🏽 (@ehmzee_) August 6, 2021
I didn't even notice the laughing emoji, and now I feel sick.
— SPOOKY SUZ👻🎃 (@Suzapalooz) August 6, 2021
Jesus pic.twitter.com/sLU0bHZu4J
— Matthew (@mattbo_0) August 6, 2021
The post showed Juventus women's defender Cecilia Salvai stretching her eyes back while wearing an orange cone on top of her head. The emojis that captioned the racist image are the cherry on top of this disrespectful image put out by the Juventus account.
Multiple clubs in Europe have done numerous things to address racism and racial discrimination that has affected players and fans alike all around the world. Juventus even had an International Day against Racial Discrimination, which was celebrated on March 21st.
This post, however, has set the team under fire for weeks to come.
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