Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior labeled critics of his goal celebrations as racist and claimed he would continue to dance.

His celebrations have been discussed on Spanish sports talk programs, and a television analyst has suggested he quit “doing the monkey.”

Real Madrid slammed the remark on Friday, and Vinicius responded with a video message on Saturday, explaining that dancing is part of his cultural expression and citing other soccer players, both black and white, who have also danced after scoring.

“I will repeat it for you, racist: I am not going to stop dancing,” stated Vinicius.

“I was a victim of xenophobia and racism in a single declaration, but none of this began yesterday,” Vinicius remarked over freeze frames of racist social media postings insulting him.

The controversy also comes in the buildup to Sunday’s always hotly contested Spanish capital derby in which Real Madrid visits Atletico Madrid. This week, Atletico captain Koke Resurreccion, when asked what would happen if Vinicius danced after scoring, responded “There will be trouble.”

Koke appeared to comment in jest, but it has been widely commented on. Brazil star Neymar chimed in on social media by tweeting, “Dance Vini Jr.”

In his video, Vinicius listed players, including Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann, who is white, over images of them dancing to celebrate goals.

“For weeks my dancing has been criminalized, dances that are not mine, but rather of Ronaldinho, Neymar, Paqueta, Pogba, Matheus Cunha, Griezmann and João Félix,” he said. “They are dances of Brazilian artists, of Latino singers and reggaeton artists, and Black Americans. They are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. Accept them. Respect them. I won’t stop.”