Professional soccer player Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez waves to the crowd during a match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., in 2016. File Photo by Michael Owen Baker/UPI | License Photo
July 24 (UPI) -- Professional soccer player Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is under investigation by the Mexican Football Federation for allegedly sexist comments made online.
The Federation, or FMF, announced Wednesday in a statement that its Gender and Diversity Commission is looking into a video posted by Hernandez to his TikTok and Instagram accounts in which he says that women should be focused on "multiplying, cleaning," and "maintaining the home."
"Don't be afraid to be women, to allow yourselves to be led by a man," Hernandez added. "Women, you are failing, you are eradicating masculinity, making society hypersensitive."
There has been a backlash, including from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who said during a press conference Wednesday that while Hernandez is good at soccer, that, when it comes to his opinion on women, "he still has a lot to learn."
