Fan at Wisconsin Game in Barack Obama Mask Was Asked to Remove Noose from Neck
By Kyle Koster
At the @UWBadgers game and there is a man with a mask of President Obama and a noose. This is racism, why was this allowed into the stadium? pic.twitter.com/zKEqhdDYny
— bad vibes get off of me (@woahohkatie) October 29, 2016
A fan at the Nebraska-Wisconsin game was wearing a Barack Obama mask. It appears at some point there was a noose around the neck. The fan also has a negative sign about Hillary Clinton, although it’s difficult to read the entire text.
The situation was brought to the Madison Police’s attention via Twitter. They say the fan complied with a request from the stadium’s Guest Services to remove the noose.
Again, we don't support the message that they're trying to convey. Guest Services asked them to remove the noose and they did.
— UW-Madison Police (@UWMadisonPolice) October 30, 2016
UPDATE: The University of Wisconsin has issued a statement.
Statement from UW-Madison pic.twitter.com/gInAArKn8F
— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) October 30, 2016