An effort to promote anti-racism in Italian professional soccer created an uproar of its own with a questionable poster design. Serie A, Italy's top soccer league, commissioned posters designed by artist Simone Fugazzotto to feature in an anti-racism campaign. The 'No-to-Racism' posters
An effort to promote anti-racism in Italian professional soccer created an uproar of its own with a questionable poster design.
Serie A's chief executive, Luigi de Siervo, said in a statement to ABC News that he expresses"his sincere apologies for the artwork that was presented yesterday, I realized it was inappropriate." Critics say the roll-out of the new poster campaign is the latest example of what anti-discrimination groups says is an endemic problem in the game.
— Fare December 16, 2019 The artist Fugazzotto, meanwhile, has not stayed quiet in defending his work. Story continues Art can be powerful, but we strongly disagree with the use of monkeys as images in the fight against racism and were surprised by the total lack of consultation. @SerieA_EN pic.twitter.com/M7wFjhsfj2
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