San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green gave us another example on Wednesday of why so many people hate social media. Green visited the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin during his team’s recent trip to Germany. Like many others, he decided to snap some photos of the powerful scene, which includes blocks that symbolize Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror. The problem, however, is that Granger took a selfie and used “lol” in his caption.
For starters, you don’t need to take a selfie at the Holocaust memorial. Taking a photo is fine, but we don’t need one of the memorial with Green’s face in the foreground. And the whole “lol” thing, well, Green knew he made a big mistake. He later changed the caption to “A lot of history here, more than you could imagine…very sad/tragic things happened #holocaust #berlin” and apologized.
I want to sincerely apologize for the insensitivity of my post!
— Danny Green (@DGreen_14) October 8, 2014
I have great respect n understanding for this country's history n wanted to continue chronicling my experience in Berlin
— Danny Green (@DGreen_14) October 8, 2014
But showed poor judgement…sorry once again
— Danny Green (@DGreen_14) October 8, 2014
Everyone makes mistakes, so there’s no need to pile on. Next time Green is in a similar situation, he should probably just put down the phone.
H/T The Big Lead
