SPIDER, MONKEY AND BAMBI: LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IN THE LINGUISTIC ZOO OF SOCCER STADIUMS

Authors

  • Gustavo Andrada Bandeira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Educação Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Porto Alegre/RS
  • Fernando Seffner Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Educação Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Porto Alegre/RS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.61508

Keywords:

Soccer. Violence. Racism

Abstract

Fans’ behavior in stadiums produces agonistic narratives. Different representations of gender, sexuality and ethnic belonging are in dispute. There seems to be some tolerance toward fans’ demonstrations when they happen through chanting and name-calling. This essay discusses how verbal manifestations have become a problem in four matches of Brazilian football team Grêmio in 2014. After a match against Santos, where goalkeeper Aranha (Spider) was called monkey by a group of fans, different arguments have been put forward to justify or not punishment to the club. In addition, the term “macaco” (monkey), and its derivation “macacada” (bunch of monkeys, historically used to offend the Grêmio’s rival Internacional’s fans) was interdicted. We analyze which chants, names and terms were debated during that season in Brazilian football. The debate will focus on what was seen as legitimate or not in fan’s demonstrations.

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Author Biographies

Gustavo Andrada Bandeira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Educação Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Porto Alegre/RS

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Fernando Seffner, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Faculdade de Educação Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Porto Alegre/RS

Professor Doutor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Published

2016-08-15

How to Cite

BANDEIRA, G. A.; SEFFNER, F. SPIDER, MONKEY AND BAMBI: LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IN THE LINGUISTIC ZOO OF SOCCER STADIUMS. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 22, n. 3, p. 985–998, 2016. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.61508. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/61508. Acesso em: 23 apr. 2025.

Issue

v. 22, n. 3, jul./set. 2016

Section

Essays

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