 Having been subjected to racism in the past , Henry is an active spokesperson against racism in football . The most prominent incident of racism against Henry was during a training session with the Spanish national team in 2004 , when a Spanish TV crew caught coach Luis Aragonés referring to Henry as " black shit " to José Antonio Reyes , Henry 's teammate at Arsenal . The incident caused an uproar in the British media , and there were calls for Aragonés to be sacked . Henry and Nike started the Stand Up Speak Up campaign against racism in football as a result of the incident . Subsequently , in 2007 , Time featured him as one of the " Heroes & Pioneers " on the Time 100 list . 
