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Among the country’s critics has been A-list actor Samuel L Jackson, 77, who took to social media on Sunday night to urge Black people not to support Argentina.
The post he shared, created by the SEC Black Alumni Network, suggested that Argentina has ‘historically been one of, if not the most, racist countries in the world’.
Jackson’s post sparked massive debate online, with Argentinians flooding the Django Unchained actor’s Instagram with disappointed comments.
Now, Argentinian locals are speaking out in defence of their country, claiming that they’ve been grossly misunderstood.
‘They confuse arrogance with pride’
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Buenos Aires resident Leo Simone said: “I think we deserve some credit for not being very well-liked, because of this tendency to be arrogant and look down on most people from a pedestal.”
His wife, who preferred not to give her name, added: “They confuse arrogance with pride.”