A University of Wisconsin fan was removed from a basketball game at Northwestern University after he made slant-eyed gestures towards Asian fans in the stands.
Kirsten Lee, a student at Northwestern University, was one of the fans receiving racist abuse. She posted about her experience on TikTok.
“Was excited to go to my first NU basketball game!” she wrote in the closed captions of her TikTok. “And then this man started being racist to me and the group of Asian guys sitting behind me.”
Another TikTok user shared more footage of the incident.
The man was removed from the game. The University of Wisconsin has launched an investigation into the matter, WKOW reports.
“We are deeply disturbed by this behavior and we find it abhorrent and disgusting,” UW Athletics said in an online statement. “This is no representation of what it means to be a Badger. We denounce any acts of racism or discrimination. We applaud Northwestern for removing this individual. His actions have no place at our events.”
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