On the evening of January 18, local time, on the sidelines of the NCAA University College Basketball League Wisconsin Badgers away to Northwestern University Wildcats, there was a disgraceful scene: a man wearing a Wisconsin fan shirt made insulting gestures such as "squinting" and raising his middle finger at Northwestern University Asian students.
After the man provoked public anger, the event staff came forward to communicate with him, and an Evanston Police officer then took him away, and the man did another "squinting" action as he left.
The video then attracted attention on TikTok and Twitter, with more than 1 million views, and foreign netizens left messages condemning the man and suggesting that the University of Wisconsin team block him permanently.
On January 19, local time, the official Twitter account of the University of Wisconsin Badgers apologized under the relevant video, saying that the move was abhorrent and disgusting, and the Badgers condemned any racist and discriminatory acts, and they supported Northwestern University's expulsion of this person from the stadium.
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According to the Asian American information website NextShark, on the evening of January 18, local time, at the Ryanfield House Stadium of Northwestern University, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 82:76, and the behavior of a Wisconsin fan attracted a lot of attention.
In the video, a man wearing a red shirt printed with the badgers' "W" LOGO stands in the audience, gives a middle finger to the audience area where There are Asian students at Northwestern University, and makes the iconic gesture of "squinting" to discriminate against Asians, and then sits down casually. The move immediately sparked resentment among viewers and videographers in the direction in which his movements were directed.
The next footage of the video shows the event staff coming to communicate with the man after a while, who then walks out of the stadium led by an Evanston Police Officer. As the man got up and left his seat, there was applause and cheers from the Northwestern University student audience, which he had offended.
When he walked out of the court, the man made a "squinting" motion again. "Oh! He's still doing that (gesture)! The videographer said in surprise.
Kirsten Lee (@leejiwonnie), a Northwestern university student, shared the footage she saw from her perspective on TikTok, "I was so excited that I went to see Northwestern Basketball for the first time! Then the man began to make racist gestures against me and the Asian audience sitting in the back row. ”
In a video posted by Kirsten Lee, the man leaves with another racist gesture to her audience area, very visibly.
After the video was forwarded to Twitter, the two platforms accumulated more than 1 million views, and foreign netizens left messages condemning the man's behavior and suggesting that the University of Wisconsin team pull him into the blacklist.
Someone couldn't help but burst into swear words, "God, what an ignorant and rude loser." ”
"He should be barred from watching all the games of the University of Wisconsin team. He deserves to be condemned. ”
"Those who sit idly by his side, no wonder he keeps doing this."
"He can't represent our (University of Wisconsin Badgers) fan base! Luckily he was kicked out of the stadium! ”
"Please ban (him for the rest of his life)."
On January 19, local time, the official Twitter account of the Wisconsin Badgers apologized under the relevant video posted by foreign netizens, saying, "We are deeply disturbed by this behavior, which is abhorrent and disgusting." This person cannot represent Badgers fans, and we condemn any acts of racism and discrimination. We support Northwestern University's removal of this person from the field. This behavior is not tolerated in our tournaments. ”
The Sports Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison also gave the same statement in response to NextShark's inquiry.
On January 19, local time, NextShark contacted the sports department of Northwestern University and did not get a reply.
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