“Racism is not an opinion, it is a crime”, they say from the VigíaAfro Observatory

After Marbelle's racist attack on Francia Márquez, candidate for the Vice President of the Republic, several sectors of society have come together to reject the attitude of the singer, who has not asked the candidate for forgiveness so far.

For this reason, Rudy Amanda Hurtado Garcés, director of the Observatory on Racial Discrimination, spoke about it on W Radio, where she said that racial discrimination in the country is established in all public spheres.

“Black people are still the most impoverished, racism is in schools, colleges, universities, workspaces, public transport. Those of us who inhabit skins considered as black are faced with acts of racial discrimination.”

For its part, the Observatory on Gender-based Violence against People of African Descent, VigíaAfro, assured the broadcaster that this type of action could lead to sanctions, as it responds to a cluster of violence not only against the black race but against women.

Sofía Garzón Valencia, economist, coordinator of the Observatory on Gender-based Violence against People of African Descent, VigíaAfro, specifically referred to the comment against Francia Márquez on social networks.

“Regardless of how many efforts have been made, the law has not yielded results for those who commit offenses of this type of calibre. Racism is not free speech when it is fraught with hate. Racism is not an opinion, it is a crime,” said Garzón Valencia, coordinator of VigíaAfro.

This was the racist attack

The singer Marbelle published on March 28 a racist trill against Francia Márquez, candidate for the Vice President of the Republic for the Historical Pact, by calling her “King Kong”. The hate comment did not go well among Colombian society.

Faced with the insults, presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, France Márquez's partner in the elections, responded to the singer's insults through a trill.

“Is it freedom of speech or xenophobia? Doesn't Uribism achieve anything more intellectually?” , wrote Gustavo Petro on his Twitter account.

The technocarrilerra singer erased the trill, but continued to launch racist insults against Francia Márquez, calling her again “King Kong”. “POOPS AND KING KONG! They call him 'Porky' (to President Duque) and you can't say 'KING KONG' to France. They haven't closed my account.”

Network criticism of the racist attack in Marbelle

The criticism did not wait for the artist and, in addition to pointing to her as “racism”, there were some who brought out Márquez's academic profile and compared it with the singer's achievements.

Likewise, they reminded him that his native Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca) is a land of people of African descent.

“You talking about a woman like France? He doesn't even reach his ankles!” , “France is a lawyer, human rights defender, feminist, lawyer and politician; you play a song every 20 years”, “this is a racist offense that should be investigated” and “these types of comments don't suit a woman, except like you who were born in Bonaventure, land of blackness”; were some of the questions that received.

However, he did not care about the controversy unleashed to Marbelle and, through other posts on Twitter, he stated that what was said “are nicknames with love”.

It should be remembered that just a few days ago the interpreter of 'Addicta to pain' and 'I'm not asking you more' was the protagonist of a similar controversy, when she thought that Gustavo Petro would have done better with “Blanquita, the one from JGB” on his way to the Presidency of the Republic.

Of course, this offense in which Francia Márquez was compared to Afro women, the image of a brand of household products, generated divided opinions and caused Marbelle to be accused again of racism.

This is not the first time that Marbelle has been the center of debate for her insults to others, since a few weeks ago she treated Gustavo Prieto (Pirry) badly, who referred to a complaint received by Rafaella Chavez, daughter of the singer and actress, in which she is accused of violently assaulting Ana María Campos, a neighbor of hers.

“Then Marbelle's daughter turned out a necklace of pearls... fine (?)” , was the sharp comment of the well-known journalist, who received as responses a wave of offenses against him.

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