Racism against Titi: Bruno Gagliasso and Giovanna Ewbank comment on the socialite’s conviction

Bruno Gagliasso AND Joanna Ewbank took to their social networks this Friday, 23, to celebrate the verdict of the socialite McCarthy Daywho has released statements racists, says Títi, in 2017, when the couple’s daughter was only four years oldThe decision was announced by the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro. Day he was sentenced to 8 years, 9 months and 13 days in closed prison.

In the statement published on social media, the couple stressed the importance of the decision, but also reflected on the inequalities in the fight against racism.

“Today we come to celebrate a victory against racism. And we know that, unfortunately, this victory happens because we have visibility and we are white and, therefore, more listened to than the black population who, since they were kidnapped in this country, have not screamed and bled. It is never too late, but it is still too late.”

The couple remembered it Titicurrently 11 years old, he was just four when he was the target of racist attacks. “The crime was committed by a female eugenicist, who found the Internet the perfect environment to commit atrocious violence: here, sometimes, the world seems to go backwards and attacks on minorities grow out of all proportion. Have we given voice to idiots?”, they said. asked.

In the publication condemning the woman, Titi was described as a “monkey”, who had “horrible hair, a straw beak” and a “black nose”.

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In the statement, Gagliasso and Ewbank also accept the privilege they have, but highlight the long path to conviction, underlining that the formal complaint can only be filed in 2021.

“Despite all our privileges, the road has been long: only in May 2021 were we able to file a complaint. And only last Wednesday, August 21, 2024, seven years later, the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro issued an unprecedented decision condemning the perpetrator of the crimes of racial insult and racism. The sentence?

The couple highlighted the historic nature of the decision, noting that it is the first time that an indefinite prison sentence has been applied in response to a racist crime in Brazil. “Yes, we are in 2024 and this is still the first time. Although late, it is historic.”

In the text, Gagliasso and Ewbank also thanked the public support and decisive action of the Justice and Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro, as well as that of the lawyer Juliana Souza, who has followed the case from the beginning. “As parents, we are moved and grateful: the public agitation has been fundamental for this progress. We have nothing else to declare, but we will remain vigilant because racism is far from over.”

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Source: Terra