Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 9, 2019 15:13:43 GMT
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Franklin & Marshall’s Friday night basketball game against York College was canceled after only about 10 minutes due to a student protest.
Dozens of students sat on the court, demanding the game be canceled. Protestors cheered after it was called off.
This is the second protest following yesterday’s news of F&M student-athletes having worn racially insensitive costumes during Halloween.
Dozens of students sat on the court, demanding the game be canceled. Protestors cheered after it was called off.
This is the second protest following yesterday’s news of F&M student-athletes having worn racially insensitive costumes during Halloween.
Another protest is planned for Saturday while the college holds an open house.
The photos show the athletes wearing thick black mustaches with sombreros, with the words Jose Cuervo on their shirts. Another picture shows one student donning a traditional African garb called a dashiki.
One student who mocked Asians wore a pointed hat and soy sauce packets around his neck.
One student who mocked Asians wore a pointed hat and soy sauce packets around his neck.
This is the sort of thing that teens would have done in my high school days of the early-to-mid 70s. People would have rolled their eyes and commented something like, "Teens. What can you expect?" It would have mostly been laughed off.