After another excellent game, Real Madrid goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez tweeted: "This is the same passion" - with her picture next to that of Marco Asensio • On social media, she was not pitied in a repulsive contempt display
Massa Rodriguez in the photo that ignited the commotion
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It was difficult to pay attention to this detail among the many events, but just before Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 1: 2 in the Clasico held on Sunday, the two big rivals collaborated for the same goal.
Before the opening whistle, the two groups stood in front of the traditional composition picture with a sign that read - "MISMA PASION" "The same passion" in Hebrew translation.
This pair of words has become a slogan in the past week that accompanies the fight for gender equality in women's football, and it is no coincidence that this caption managed to creep into the most watched football game in the world, and into the shirt of the injured Sergio Ramos sitting in the Alfredo Di Stefano stands.
Madrid is the birthplace of the slogan that has been burning up social networks and world football in recent days.
The story began last Sunday, two days before the Blancos' victory over Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals, the Real Madrid women's team defeated Logronio 0: 4.
Real Madrid Femenino GK, @ marisabelrr1 celebrated RM 2nd goal by photo caption “Same passion”
But deleted it after suffering hateful insults from some machista
Marco Asensio posted same photo again: “Same Passion
Let nothing & no one prevent you saying what you think” pic.twitter.com/RahHlhffDs
- Real Madrid Info ³⁴ (@RMadridInfo) April 7, 2021
At the end of the men's big win over Liverpool, Real Madrid goalkeeper Maria Isabel Rodriguez, known as "Mass", shared a picture of herself from the women's game alongside a picture of Marco Asensio from the men's game - both celebrating victory - and wrote "MISMA PASION" Her intentions were clear, But as often happens in the cruel Twitter world - the reactions to the tweet were harsh, sexist, disparaging and offensive.
"The same sexual orientation perhaps," "Stop trying to celebrate at their expense," and "Desire to kidnap exiles" were just some of the insults Massa suffered and subsequently mimicked the tweet in a short time.
The tweet that became the campaign
What happened from then on is unprecedented.
Marco Asensio decided to use the same image uploaded by Massa and the same caption, to which he added the requirement "that nothing and no one will stop you from saying what you think."
He was joined by teammates Karim Benzema, Marcelo, Vinicius Jr., Lucas Vasquez, Kasmiro and Danny Carvajal.
It did not stop here, the eternal rival Barcelona also picked up the gauntlet followed by Deportivo La Coruna, Ossona and in fact the whole world.
Misma Pasión @ marisabelrr1 @realmadridfem @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/Jjp6ECmqPs
- Marcelotwelve (@ MarceloM12) April 7, 2021
In recent days you can find on social media tweets under the slogan "MISMA PASION" in any team in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and even in basketball and other sports.
T-shirts with the slogan are sold online, and increased to make the newspaper "Marca" when he dedicated a cover to the pair of words in one of the sports sheets last week.
The paper published a major article on the subject, which concluded that this campaign is very important in the fight for gender equality in football.
To earn the same respect
"Thank you so much everyone from the bottom of my heart" Mass tweeted this week, using the same image she deleted in the original tweet.
The 21-year-old goalkeeper's exciting tweet and the events that followed, made her the symbol of the struggle and re-illuminated the gap between men's and women's football, even at the level of perception of the general public.
It is certainly an important and desirable struggle, but the footballers themselves continue to wait for the moment when it will be unnecessary.
"I hope one day and these things will not be news," said Martha Cordera, Real's far-right winger, "we are tired of constantly silencing people who talk like that."
Anna "Willy" Romero, a former Espanyol, Barcelona and Spain international, added: "It is very satisfying to see that one of the biggest and most important campaigns in the history of women's football was born as a result of the stupidity and disrespect of some people."
Same passion pic.twitter.com/ieIlW0MLku
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 7, 2021
In this case, the hat should be taken off in front of Real Madrid players and in front of all those who shared the message that Massa tried to convey in an innocent tweet.
However, the demand of female footballers is greater.
It is not enough for them to recognize that they have the same passion for the game as their male counterparts, they want to gain the same respect as well.