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Chicharito Faces Backlash in Mexico for 'Very Sexist' Remarks on Gender Roles
MEXICO, JUL 21 – Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls Chicharito's remarks sexist and highlights the need for greater awareness on gender equality in public figures' statements.
- On Jul 23, 2025, soccer star Javier `Chicharito` Hernández faced backlash from Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum after his social media remarks on gender roles surfaced.
- In his social media posts, Javier `Chicharito` Hernández said `Women, you are failing, you are eradicating masculinity, making society hypersensitive.`, after returning to Mexico last year by signing a two-year deal with Chivas.
- Despite scoring just two goals in Liga MX since joining Chivas, Claudia Sheinbaum said `Chicharito is a very good soccer player,` but he `still has a lot to learn,` and critics urged him to stick to football.
- The Mexico Football Federation's code of ethics allows sanctions for discriminatory remarks, but officials have not yet sanctioned anyone for misogynistic comments.
- Against the backdrop of Claudia Sheinbaum's historic presidency, Hernández remains sidelined from the Mexico national team since 2019 after reports of an unauthorized party in New York.
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Another famous one was the subject of the People’s Morning for unfortunate reasons: like comedian Rafael Inclán, who said a few months ago “we are going to have a housewife six years,” this time President Claudia Sheinbaum referred to the comments of Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández. ‘Chicharito’ Hernández caused all kinds of reactions and memes for his controversial comments on social networks about gender roles, as in videos she pointed out that …
In videos on their social networks, Chivas player Javier "Chicharito" Hernández pointed out against the role of women, which generated reactions from President Claudia Sheinbaum, dependencies, players and artists. WHAT DID she say? “Women are failing. They are eradicating masculinity by making society hypersensitive.” “Encarnating their female energy: caring, nourishing, receiving, multiplying, cleaning, sustaining the home, which is the most pr…
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Chicharito faces backlash in Mexico for 'very sexist' remarks on gender roles
Soccer star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is facing a backlash from Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and others for remarks posted on his social media accounts about gender roles.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said at Wednesday’s morning conference that Mexican footballer Javier Hernández, also known as Chicharito, “has a lot to learn” about women and added that he has very macho ideas. This comment happened after the player, who has been part of the Mexican team, dedicated his latest video on social networks to point out that “women are failing.” According to Hernández’s sayings, this happens because women “eradise masculi…
Mexico City. - Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum called this Wednesday “very macho” a comment from Mexico’s soccer star Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández, who recently went viral on social media. The striker, currently a member of the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, published a video in which he ironized about feminism and defended traditional ideas about the role of women in the home. “So, do you want a man to provide, but for you to clean u…
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