Team Canada beat Latvia 2 to 1 earlier today in the men’s hockey quarterfinals, but while most viewers were watching the scoreboard, New York Times contributor Ben Rothenberg was watching a guy in the stands:
PHOTO: A white Canadian fan in blackface wearing jersey of PK Subban, who is black. Fucked up. #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/436f9nNzs3
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) February 19, 2014
Assuming the photo is genuine, aside from the fact that the guy in question has Subban’s number on his jersey, Rothenberg doesn’t offer any evidence that he’s actually Canadian. Nevertheless, tweeters were upset by what they saw:
@BenRothenberg WHAT!? That's awful and sad…
— Patricia (@Patti_cmuart82) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/PhilaDOOPia/status/436217471553785856
@BenRothenberg @bruce_arthur @TomReeb @Alimbocl wow. pic.twitter.com/QuwXq34OUu
— Dougiefresh (@brookman_doug) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/katangus/status/436219341730639873
https://twitter.com/metrangerfan711/status/436218037998723072
https://twitter.com/ronindotca/status/436217932557725696
https://twitter.com/SDomenie/status/436220322048933888
Goddamn, this is awful. MT @BenRothenberg A white Canadian fan in blackface wearing jersey of PK Subban. Fucked up. pic.twitter.com/h5tEHaP24p
— Rohan Joseph (@rohanmexico) February 19, 2014
Ugh. MT: BenRothenberg PHOTO: A white Canadian fan in blackface wearing jersey of PK Subban, who is black. #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/IXwyuyOHuk
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) February 19, 2014
There's someone at Canada vs. Latvia in a Subban jersey. And in blackface. That's just awful. pic.twitter.com/rGrMGsiJdD via @BenRothenberg
— Thierry Côté (@tcote) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/rjohnsonalberta/status/436218309671788545
@BenRothenberg @bruce_arthur #Sochi2014 like Beiber and Rob Ford, Canada hereby disowns this individual please #wefeelshame
— Jo Pérez (@josefinaperez) February 19, 2014
@BenRothenberg @bruce_arthur totally messed up
— Lynn Mercereau (@lynnmercereau) February 19, 2014
WHY why why why why why MT @BenRothenberg: A white Canadian fan in blackface wearing jersey of PK Subban pic.twitter.com/4IsbvIFKQ3
— Melissa Martin (@DoubleEmMartin) February 19, 2014
@BenRothenberg @TheBroadwayHat Oh glorious, what a fucking jerk. Nice sportsmanship.
— casey (@thehazelbelle) February 19, 2014