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Originally Posted by zeek
The French Ambassador to the U.S., Gérard Araud, legitimated denial of the player's African heritage when he wrote "Unlike in the United States of America, France does not refer to its citizens based on their race, religion or origin. To us there is no hyphenated identity."
A few European players of hyphenated origin confirmed that their ethnic heritages are denied:
Benzema: ‘When I score I’m French, when I don’t I’m an Arab’
Lukaku: ‘When things were going well, I was Lukaku the Belgian striker...when they weren’t going well, I was the Belgian striker of Congolese descent’
Ozil: ‘When we win, I am German. When we lose, I am an immigrant’
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When Trevor Noah validated the player's African heritage without acknowledging their Frenchness he apparently felt he was justly counter-balancing the omission of the French media and therefore he was unapologetic about it.
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Which is my point. Counterbalancing unrighteousness with unrighteousness is a failed strategy.
The Lord said "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Their words prove that they did not treat the French the way they want the French to treat them. In fact they did the exact thing they are saying is unrighteous, hence they have condemned themselves with their own words.