A Mexican man who led an engineering guild has apologised after losing his position over a video showing him making a racist gesture at a South Korean fan during a World Cup match in Guadalajara.
Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes came under fire after he was seen pulling at the corners of his eyes – a gesture derogatory towards people of Asian descent – in a video posted by South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin.
Yoon, a YouTuber whose creator handle is InoCat, captured Bernal, who was wearing Mexico’s away jersey, laughing and making hand gestures during Thursday’s South Korea-Czech Republic World Cup match at Estadio Akron.
She posted the clip with the caption: “POV: When you experienced racism at the World Cup”.
“I came all the way to Mexico for the World Cup, but … am I being too sensitive?” she wrote in Korean.
The video drew swift condemnation and outrage online. Some commenters who identified as Mexican wrote under Yoon’s post: “That guy doesn’t represent us as Mexicans”, “As a fellow Mexican, I am ashamed” and “I apologise on his behalf”.
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