This is beyond bad…
A white wrestling referee in New Jersey is facing (well-deserved) heat right now after reportedly demanding that a black high school wrestler cut off his dreadlocks before competing in an important match on Thursday.
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Andrew Johnson was about to compete for Buena Regional High School in New Jersey last night with his dreadlocks covered when ref Alan Maloney reportedly stepped in. Maloney, per TMZ, gave Johnson two choices: cut your hair off, or forfeit the match.
Johnson reluctantly chose to cut off his hair, but as you can tell in the video (below), he’s pretty visibly upset by the entire situation:
Epitome of a team player ⬇️
A referee wouldn't allow Andrew Johnson of Buena @brhschiefs to wrestle with a cover over his dreadlocks. It was either an impromptu haircut, or a forfeit. Johnson chose the haircut, then won by sudden victory in OT to help spark Buena to a win. pic.twitter.com/f6JidKNKoI
— Mike Frankel (@MikeFrankelJSZ) December 20, 2018
What the hell?!
Anyways, per TMZ, they’ve reached out to high school authorities in N.J. and haven’t heard anything back yet… Worse yet, the referee in question here has a history of alleged racist behavior. And he’s still refereeing high school sports?! UGH!!!
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