MEDIAWATCH - Anti-racism banana campaign was pre-planned

FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24 English
  • 10 years ago
A viral campaign that fought back against racist gestures in the world of football was pre-planned, it has emerged. The Brazilian footballers behind the seemingly spontaneous campaign, Neymar and Dani Alves of Barcelona FC, had consulted a Spanish PR company over how to deal with racist gestures such as banana-throwing. Elsewhere, Dominique Strauss-Kahn sues a sex club that intends to use his initials over the door. Finally, stay tuned for some Gallic shrugging at the end of the segment!

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