During the visit to Mexico of the actors Halle Bailey and Javier Bardem as part of their promotional tour for the premier of The little Mermaidthe interpreter of live action de Ariel received a comment from the conductor Patricio Borghetti that was taken by the majority of viewers as “racist and unnecessary”.
This happened on May 12, in the transmission of joy comewhen the Argentine “Pato” Borguetti, along with his partner Kristal Silva, received the young actress Halle Bailey to interview her about her work on the Disney classic.
While the interview took place with a timely translation into English so that the actress understood and into Spanish for the entire public, there was a moment when “Pato” considered it a good idea to make a comment, with which he intended to flatter her.
This is not a question, it is something that I want to share with you. I promise you, none of us who were in that room yesterday were seeing the color of your skin, everyone, including my wife and children, we were lost in your eyes, everyone.
Due to that comment, users of social networks began to call the driver a racist, as they pointed out that it was not necessary to mention his skin color to compliment the 23-year-old actress.
According to some Internet users, when “Pato” Borghetti made that comment, the actress showed an uncomfortable face and although her response was favorable, there are those who indicate that she did it out of politeness and not because she felt flattered.
Really, thank you very much, that means a lot to me, to hear that. I feel very gratified that you were there and saw the film. I really feel very happy to be here in Mexico.
For his part, the driver mentioned that his comment was not malicious and that, on the contrary, he had done it with love and great respect despite what different public figures and Internet users may think or think.
However, on social networks, opinions about it continue to emerge and, of course, the memes did not wait. Here are the ones that caught our attention the most.
1. He did it without wanting to offend
2. He didn’t think before he spoke
3. Everyone in the forum: “What did he say?”
4. It is better to admit that it was very foolish
5. Whoops!
6. Forgive him already
7. It was a slip, it can happen to anyone
8. Social networks are very severe
9. Not even Úrsula was so foolish
10. They were not words of love
I LOVE how they are running out @patoborghetti for his “words of love” pic.twitter.com/WOPunKkg2G
— Baron Angelo Milfastos (@3nigmatico) May 13, 2023