Japanese soccer club fined over racism

[William Hung]

29 AUG 2014 - 9:28PM
Japanese soccer club fined over racism | SBS News



The Japan Professional Football League said on Friday it had decided to fine Yokohama F Marinos five million yen ($A52,150) over racist behaviour by one of their supporters.

Yokohama banned the teenager indefinitely soon after he waved a banana towards a Brazilian player in the match against Kawasaki Frontale on August 23.

Yokohama said the fan admitted his behaviour towards Kawasaki's attacker Renato was an "act of provocation" during the 2-0 win.

The incident came about five months after the J-League forced Urawa Reds to hold a game behind closed doors as a penalty for their supporters displaying a racist banner at a stadium entrance, which was not removed until after the March 8 home game .

The stadium entrance banner from Urawa Reds supporter says "Japanese Only!!".

But to be fair, it was another Japanese Urawa fan who complained about the racist banner (which the stadium guards initially ignored, but team officials later apologized).

 

[tonyget]

if you aren't white and are black or come from a jungle country you are monkey so they throw banana at the players?

I thought watermelon is the insult on black

 

[C130]

I thought watermelon is the insult on black

it's not the only insult.
watermelon is a U.S insult against blacks.
along with chicken.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

So you can't eat Banana
You can't eat Popeye Chicken
You cant eat watermelon , never heard of that but sure....

You can't joke about jail time > prison time

Some folks are plain just too serious

You can't sue a bannana, or can you?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The Japanese Brazilians are quite common to play in the Japanese football club, so they could be the most potential victims due their non-Japanese foreign mixture.

 

[xesy]

it's not the only insult.
watermelon is a U.S insult against blacks.
along with chicken.

I saw FPSRussia shooting watermelon sometimes, and chicken too. Is it ok? In what way will using watermelon and chicken offense black people?

 

[tonyget]

it's not the only insult.
watermelon is a U.S insult against blacks.
along with chicken.

I have watched this film "Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay", there is a scene that a white officer insults a black guy by pour grape soda upon the ground.

Is grape soda also an insult against blacks ?

 

[C130]

I have watched this film "Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay", there is a scene that a white officer insults a black guy by pour grape soda upon the ground.

Is grape soda also an insult against blacks ?

yeah and kool-aid in general.
and cheap malt liquor

have you seen this

 

[Cossack25A1]

The only loser here is the banana.

 

[Aepsilons]

 

[xesy]

The only loser here is the banana.

Good, I hate bananas