The University of Wisconsin released a statement on Saturday regarding the controversial costume a fan wore to the Badgers’ game against Nebraska.
One fan was seen wearing a prison looking outfit along with a mask of President Obama. But the problematic part was the noose around the neck.
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
— (@woahohkatie) October 29, 2016
Guest services asked the fan to remove the noose and the fan complied.
Statement from UW-Madison pic.twitter.com/gInAArKn8F
— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) October 30, 2016
The fans eventually left the game wearing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump masks.
It APPEARS the men were first asked to removed the Obama mask then asked to leave. This was their exit… pic.twitter.com/Xv1UxMOfaW
— (@woahohkatie) October 30, 2016
UW-Madison Police took some heat for not taking things further with the fan and allowing the fan to remain at the game. “While we don’t support the offensive image of a noose, this is a form of free speech. Guest Svcs. asked them to remove & they did,” Madison police said on Twitter.
