AC Milan, AS Roma criticize Serie A for anti-racism artwork

New Delhi: AC Milan and AS Roma, the two Italian football clubs, have criticized Serie A for the launch of its anti-racism drive which features paintings of monkeys.

“Art can be powerful, but we strongly disagree with the use of monkeys as images in the fight against racism and were surprised by the total lack of consultation,” AC Milan wrote on its official Twitter handle.

“AS Roma was very surprised to see what appears to be an anti-racist campaign from Serie A featuring painted monkeys on social media today,” tweeted AS Roma. “We understand the league wants to tackle racism but we don’t believe this is the right way to do it.”

Serie A, country’s domestic football league, has been facing criticism on social media after it chose to display artwork featuring three monkeys at its headquarters in Milan. (IANS)

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