Referee With Racist Past Forces Black Student to Cut Dreadlocks or Forfeit Wrestling Match

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A New Jersey high school wrestler was reportedly told by a referee with a history of racist behavior to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match during a competition Thursday.

 

A now-viral video shows Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson having his locks sheared off by what is most likely an athletic trainer as he stands in his wrestling sling. A visibly upset Johnson beat his Oakcrest opponent but had to be consoled by his teammates once he left the mat.

 

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NJ.com reports:

 

The referee, who is clearly visible in the video, has been identified in various social media posts and by NJ Advance Media staff writers as Alan Maloney, who used a racial slur at a social gathering of officials in March 2016.

 

Maloney, who is white, used the slur in an argument over homemade wine in a Jersey Shore condo after many of the officials gathered following a youth tournament in Wildwood. Another official, Preston Hamilton, who is black, then slammed Maloney to the ground over the remark.

 

Nice work, Preston Hamilton. Too bad you couldn’t have kept him pinned there.

 

The video has sparked outrage by many who have called for Maloney’s job. NJ.com notes that others wondered why the only option presented to Johnson was to cut his hair instead of competing with a wrap over his dreadlocks, which is what most wrestlers with long hair do.

 

No one from the school or the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, which oversees wrestling, returned phone calls made by the news site.

 

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[Hiroka]

What a OG

They tried to stop his grind, but he won instead

[ASS]

wtf

[zella]

oh my god i am so annoyed by her actions,look how she cut them aggressively;you fucking stupid bitch

[chcft34]

Wtf with this aggressive racism??????????? Will you do this to any other type of hairstyle? Heck, will you do this to any white peope who do this hairstyle???????? 2018 and you still choose to be racist. Noooo no no no that's not how it rolls.

[KaiKook]

Stupid bitch honestly fuck her

[EVA02]

oh my god i am so annoyed by her actions,look how she cut them aggressively;you fucking stupid bitch

 

 

Stupid bitch honestly fuck her

 

 

Did you even read the article? That woman is not the referee

[lilsone]

yea I also saw that but I dont understand why did he have to cut his dreadlocks?? Is there a rule about hairstyles or something? I mean if its long hair tie it up and no problem why cut it??? also did she have to cut it like that!! 

[KaiKook]

Did you even read the article? That woman is not the referee

 

She still did that shit. If I were her I would straight tell the referee "FUCK YOU. NO! That's wrong!"

[EVA02]

She still did that shit. If I were her I would straight tell the referee "FUCK YOU. NO! That's wrong!"

 

While I do agree that the adults should have intervened, I still think you should be directing your anger at the referee

[zella]

Did you even read the article? That woman is not the referee

No,i love writing comments without reading anything...

I read it and i thought she is referee because her actions looked aggresive to me and there may be second referee (which i thought she is) maybe she was just angry to referee.I just missed this part

 

 

 sheared off by what is most likely an athletic trainer as he stands in his wrestling sling.