The message is not only in the copy, but also and above all in the onomatopoeic comment and in the hashtags. Yesterday Robert Smith of the Cure made a post (or rather two, we'll get there) on the halftime show that for the first time will enliven the halftime of the World Cup final, when on Sunday (at 9pm Italian time) Spain and Argentina will face each other at the MetLife stadium in New York. There will be an opening ceremony, in which Laura Pausini will also participate, among others, and the announced halftime show curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay and inspired by similar shows that animate the Super Bowl.
“Curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin, the half-time show features performances by Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and K-pop boyband BTS,” Smith reports on Instagram. «The president of FIFA, Gianni Infastronzo (in the original Infantosser instead of Infantino, ed) described the half-time show as “a revolutionary spectacle” that will “celebrate football, music and our shared values, whose echoes will go beyond the final whistle”».
So far, Infantosser aside, a very normal copy. The message is in the comment, one word and three hashtags: «AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff», where “bread and circuses” is the “panem et circenses” of ancient Rome, “mugwank” the union of “mug” (sucker, idiot, idiot) and “wank” (wank) and “please just fuck off” is obviously I invite you to go fuck yourself.
Since not all followers understood the “political” nature of the post, critical of Infantino who, as is known, is shamelessly Trumpian and of the very idea of a “groundbreaking spectacle”, and not of Chris Martin and/or the performers, the Cure singer returned with a second post.
«For those who haven't understood: the point is not who organizes the event or who performs, the point is the #mugwank idea of the halftime show of the football World Cup final… If now you better understand my “aaaaaaagh!” but you don't agree, you can fix your red hat (that of “Make America Great Again”, ed), your t-shirts that say “I love Janny + Donny + $$$” and go your own way.”
The postscript: «Infastronzo said that on Sunday he and the President of the United States Trumpton will deliver the trophy. Unfortunately there aren't enough A's for the “ARGH” that should follow.” A #fuckfifa appears in the new series of hashtags.
