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Outrage As White Referee Forces Black Wrestler To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Go Away by Ritzy10(f): 12:52pm On Dec 22, 2018
There's an outrage online after a young black wrestler was forced to cut his dreadlocks before competing in a match in an incident that has raised questions about whether race was involved in the controversial decision.

According to SNJ Today, Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson , who is black, was told by a white referee that he would have to cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit his Wednesday's match with his opponent from Oakcrest High School.

The publication reported that Johnson and his coaches initially protested the decision before the wrestler ultimately agreed to the quick haircut in a video posted by SNJ which has gone viral.
According to the report, Johnson had intended to cover his dreadlocks with a hair cap, as is permitted by national and state rules, but was not allowed to do so.

The referee has been identified as the same person who in 2016 offered to go through sensitivity training and an alcohol awareness program after he reportedly used the N-word toward another official, according to the Cherry Hill (N.J.) Courier-Post.

In a statement released by Larry White, the executive director of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, he said the association will recommend that the "referee in question not be assigned to any event until this matter has been reviewed more thoroughly in order to avoid potential distractions for the competing wrestlers."

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Re: Outrage As White Referee Forces Black Wrestler To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Go Away by MJBOLT: 1:13pm On Dec 22, 2018
racism has no place in sports, I doubt if the ref would have asked a white man to cut his hair
Re: Outrage As White Referee Forces Black Wrestler To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Go Away by CreepyBlackpool: 1:31pm On Dec 22, 2018
so who won the match
Re: Outrage As White Referee Forces Black Wrestler To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Go Away by meobizy(f): 3:00pm On Dec 22, 2018
Lol at how the referee picked on the light skin [biracial] black guy. The whites have their way of quickly reminding someone of their blackness/ lack of white privilege just in case the person forgets.

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