Posted on RIGHTS on 03/21/2023 16:52
ItalianBrazilian model Amaral Ercole was compared to a “primate” in a program on RAI, Italy’s main public broadcaster. A racist phrase was donated by the singer and actor Claudio Lippi, who took part in the attraction “Da noi… A ruota libera” last Sunday (19).
During the conversation with the presenter, Lippi pointed to Amaral Ercole and asked if the young man was Italian, making gestures over the Italian’s hair.
“Ah, he’s half Brazilian. That’s why. Let’s say he’s always on the human side, that is, he’s human. He’s not a primate,” Lippi said.
speech Acista It sparked a revolt on social networks, went viral and caused great controversy in Italy. Watch the video (in Italian):
Claudio Lippi in Punta di Fioretto, a case of racism piu RAI 1 pic.twitter.com/hMs1k8mz50
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“I didn’t take it personally”
Ercole tried to lessen the impact of the case. In a statement to the Italian press, the Brazilian said he later spoke to the singer. “But I can say I didn’t take it personally, I wasn’t offended and at the end of the show he screwed me,” he said.
Amaral is a model, rapper and actor. Made a cameo in the film “House of Gucci” and rose to fame in the hiphop community in Avezzano, a small town in the Italian countryside.
The singer who made the racist speech is at a decadent stage in his career and in a recent interview with La Reppublica newspaper, he complained about Italian channels. The reason? Lippi was no longer hired for talk shows. I wonder why?
According to Ercole, RAI is considering opening a live section in its program so that the rapper can talk about the topic. Former MPs and actors dismissed the racist remarks made by Claudio Lippi, who publicly apologized for the case.