Global South – Active Voice

The World Cup and its Others…

The World Cup as tweeted live taking note of the play of race, colour, nation, ethnicity, religion…and locaton.

It’s been the Americas’ #WorldCup, writes @NateSilver538. http://53eig.ht/1yu3wnC pic.twitter.com/EAbZIpmzNW

Presenting a Storified tweetshot of reactions from those of us in the Global South as our representatives at the World Cup in Brazil surged ahead on the day that the Black Stars (Ghana) and the Super Eagles (NIG) made their presence felt–race, religion, colour, ethnicity, nationality–all came in for comment. For example, the following tweet from Jean Lowrie-Chin in Jamaica: @chinhubert saw a tweet during #GHAvsUSA: “Not sure who to back – Ancestors from Ghana but remittances from USA” ☺ #Brasil2014. Check it out…

sanyasi @rchops

So Germany is the only European team that has a white guy who scores

Kamila Shamsie @kamilashamsie

Ok, who am I supporting here? #HONvsECU (@tejucole, any advice?)

Teju Cole @tejucole

@kamilashamsie Um, definitely the small poor country with brown people.

Kamila Shamsie @kamilashamsie

Helpful. “@tejucole: @kamilashamsie Um, definitely the small poor country with brown people.”

karachi ahab @karachiahab

@kamilashamsie @tejucole But they are both small poor countries with brown people. No? Very helpful indeed 🙂 #HONvsECU

Browne @drbrowne

Costly error by #ECU leads to Costly goal for #HON. Nice.

Paulose Rossi @sidin

Ecualizer

Teju Cole @tejucole

There can no longer be any doubt: the U.S. is one of the top nine American teams in this tournament.

sanyasi @rchops

So basically postcolonial nations have spent every minute since independnce dedicating themselves to proving every colonial stereotype right

sanyasi @rchops

It is delightful that the national honor of so very Catholic France continues to be in the hands of its predominantly Muslim football team

Football’s a Country @FutbolsaCountry

If you’re wondering, there are Afro-Argentines >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Szi3by5Fs … and http://twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1326&card=price …

Irvine Welsh @WelshIrvine

MESSI TIME!!! C’MON THE ARGIES, A STRIKE ON I-RAN!! @CIA

Grindacologist @Grindacologist

germany/netherlands ain’t winning no world cup in south america…so save unnuh breath…

News to you, maybe, but not to us: the world's most football crazy nation is Nigeria. http://t.co/SVCBqy6BHU http://t.co/1jKUgH9ceE

News to you, maybe, but not to us: the world’s most football crazy nation is Nigeria. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-20/the-worlds-most-crazed-soccer-nation-try-nigeria … pic.twitter.com/1jKUgH9ceE

Teju Cole @tejucole

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Elnathan John @elnathan

I am Ghanaian. I am Ghanaian. I am Ghanaian.

GOAL! Has someone accounted for the Obeah Man?? http://t.co/1WxgwV622Q

GOAL! Has someone accounted for the Obeah Man?? pic.twitter.com/1WxgwV622Q

Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark

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Teju Cole @tejucole

Oh my God, this is happening. Come on you Black Stars!

Ory Okolloh @kenyanpundit

Black Stars broke my heart in 2010, not going to celebrate until the end. *watching with one eye*

Aleksandar Holiga @AlexHoliga

You have nowhere to hurry, Ghana.

This is how serious the game is..:-))..#GhanavGermany http://t.co/okeMHHEHqh

This is how serious the game is..:-))..#GhanavGermany pic.twitter.com/okeMHHEHqh

AmazingAfrika @StudioAfrika

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Rinaldo Walcott @blacklikewho

where is ogun in particular today? where is ogun?

annie paul @anniepaul

C’mon Global South!!! you can do it! #GhanavsGermany

Teju Cole @tejucole

There are no atheists in the 85th minute.

Snidely Q. Whiplash @DrewOnline

It is immense that #GHA believes that they can and actually do go toe to toe with Europe’s deadliest team

Aleksandar Holiga @AlexHoliga

What a thoroughly entertaining game.

Steph B-More™@StephBMore

This German niggas bleeding ALL over the field. Soccer so violent. #WorldCup2014

oDessa @oblessa

Great fight Ghana a so we do it! #AfricanStandUp

Irvine Welsh @WelshIrvine

Can we play extra time on this one? A perfect half of football and fantastic entertainment from both sides.

Rinaldo Walcott @blacklikewho

these commentators “Germany did not bring their A game”. enough!

Elnathan John @elnathan

OK Ghana I was just kidding. I love you. But I can’t promise about Samuel Kuffour. Not when he says “pahnahty”.

Wasiin Bae @WalleLawal

GER vs. GHA was pretty much an episode of Game of Thrones. Valar Morghulis.

Binyavanga Wainaina @BinyavangaW

so proud to be an African! #ghana @WorldPride2014 @WP14TO .

Emily Crooks @emilynationwide

One of the best games of #WorldCup2014 so far on the longest day of the yr. Great display esp by #Ghana.

Kellie Magnus @kelliemagnus

Watched Ger vs Gha in a bar in Fort Greene. Jokes for days. “That was an awesome head kick.”

bamster @bamybambam

My mum just saw her tenant that is owing her money on super sport in Brazil

Teju Cole @tejucole

It’s funny (completely unfunny) how much space Hajrovic is getting on the right flank. Acres. He could start a farm out there.

Talat Aslam @titojourno

If you get an email from a Nigerian friend claiming he’s lost all his cash in Rio, don’t delete it as spam. It might just be true

#NIG clearly looking for a specific target area in #BIH defence. http://t.co/ko5SVGGY78

#NIG clearly looking for a specific target area in #BIH defence. pic.twitter.com/ko5SVGGY78

Vasco Mota Pereira @CombinationPlay

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Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor

So, so harsh for Bosnia

Who no know go know! http://t.co/Oou9EqIKdO

Who no know go know! pic.twitter.com/Oou9EqIKdO

Teju Cole @tejucole

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Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike fires in a shot on goal during the match between #NGR and #BIH. - AP #glnrWorldCup http://t.co/m87zaTnAzv

Nigeria’s Emmanuel Emenike fires in a shot on goal during the match between #NGR and #BIH. – AP #glnrWorldCup pic.twitter.com/m87zaTnAzv

Jamaica Gleaner @JamaicaGleaner

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Snidely Q. Whiplash @DrewOnline

Yow Nigeria nuh concede no goals yet!!!

annie paul @anniepaul

Naija! Naija! Naija! Naija! Naija!

Stephanie Nolen @snolen

This is a great look at what #WorldCup shows abt global #immigration when you look beyond players http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/22/world-cup-snapshot-global-migration-different-stands … via @tariqpanja

Thumbnail for On the pitch the World Cup has offered a snapshot of global migration. It's a different story in the stands

On the pitch the World Cup has offered a snapshot of global migration. It’s a different story in the stands

The ethnic makeups of the 32 squads at the World Cup reflect the sedimentary layers of global migration over the last 500 years. The European colonial destruction of indigenous Americans gives us the almost wholly European squads of Chile, Argentina and Mexico; Australia can be considered an Oceanic version of this.

David Goldblatt

Elnathan John @elnathan

Wake up call. It will not be strange if Goodluck Jonathan wins in a free and fair election 2015. Twitter is not = Nigeria.

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