Perfect Response To Racism, Footballer Dani Alves' 'Eating Banana' Now Trending On Social Media

Footballer Dani Alves' 'eating banana' now trending on social media after compatriot Neymar posted a hashtag on twitter #weareallmonkeys with a pic of him eating banana with his todler son (pic below). 

Barcelona star Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt in the most incredible way during a match on Sunday April 27th while playing for his team against Villareal. A spectator threw a banana at him as he tried to take a corner kick. He casually picked up the banana, peeled it, eat the banana, threw away the peel, and then completed the kick...

This move has left many people in shock and Dani is getting a lot of praise for how he handled it.

According to an article featured on BBC titled 'We are all monkeys',
Tens of thousands of people around the world are going "bananas" over a tweet by Brazilian footballer Neymar. On Sunday, the Brazil international and Barcelona forward posted an image of himself on Instagram with a cheeky smile and a banana, side by side with his toddler son. Under the picture was the hashtag #weareallmonkeys, in English, as well as in Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan. Continue to see more pics...

Neymar's picture was inspired by fellow Barca player and Brazil international, Dani Alves' action. Neymar's tweet seemed like a deliberate attempt to turn eating a banana into an anti-racism meme - he has over 10 million followers on Twitter and 4.6 million on Instagram.

Inspired by Neymar, over 100,000 people have used the hashtags - with celebrities and ordinary people alike striking humorous poses with banana in hand.

Monkey noises and throwing bananas are used the world over as a racist gesture at football matches, with mixed race Dani Alves himself previously victimised. By turning the banana from a symbol of racism to a symbol of defiance, will the current trend make a difference? Tom Conn, a Spanish football fan, echoed many others on social media when he tweeted that "in one single action, Dani Alves did more to fight racism than any UEFA/FIFA 'Say No to Racism' has ever done"