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The Portuguese coach of Benfica has postures and attitudes that are no longer acceptable, and that should never have been
The essence of the heterosexual white male is convenient denial. I, Bruno, feel very comfortable putting my finger on this wound, because I am part of this privileged group, although I have been living an arduous and necessary process of social and human “deconstruction” for years.
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Jorge Jesús is not an exception either. He grew up, learned and lived in a mostly racist and prejudiced culture. He is a winning and striking character in a very macho sport.
The Portuguese coach of Benfica has positions and attitudes that are no longer acceptable, and that should never have been. They are no longer “in fashion”. To deny, ignore or dispute the fight for equality, as happened on two recent occasions, is to surrender to the sad past.
“I don’t know what machismo is about,” Jesús refuted, a few days after being sexist when he answered a journalist in Portugal.
“It is very fashionable that racism (…) Today everything that is said against a black is racism, but it is no longer the same for a white,” he replied, when asked about the racist incident in the Champions League between PSG and Basaksehir.
In addition, “ignorance” was not enough, the constant use of the pronoun “that” has an air of ignorance, something that does not agree with a professional who has numerous socioeconomic tools and has been in the spotlight for more than 15 years. Above all, there is a feeling of arrogance, which is typical of … heterosexual white men.
There is no doubt about the greatness of Jorge Jesús as a coach. There is time, even at 66, to seek and achieve the same greatness outside of the four lines. Talk less, listen more. To learn. To wish. The “deconstruction” process is open to all.
