Public backs high school wrestler Andrew Johnson who had to cut dreadlocks or forfeit match

I’m saying it’s bad that this happened. And ref should be fired and it’s heart breaking. But also the kid put the team first and I think that’s pretty bad ass. But still a horrible story. So sad face, sad face, smiley face, sad face

Ain’t it just terrible. Life is just soo damn hard.

Rubbing your unwashed odiferous locks in your opponents face is akin to greasing a baseball

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

That honk ref next time needs to be told he can’t ref any events until her grows a full head of hair.

Something needs to ve done against the referee!! If there is a policy behind his outrageous conduct, how Andrew got to the championship match without being asked to do something about his hair beforeIt really is sickening the whole thing!!!

white/black/other just follow the rules of the sport.

Yes. We have heard.

Stupid has no color

Um, they also make white kids with long hair cut theirs as well before they wrestle. Try and practice honest journalism. No long hair for wrestlers. Period.

Didn’t take long for to bring the racist take into the conversation

BLM

It seems as if the synopsis of the event, provided by the family in their statement was left out of this article. Here it is

I wrestled in school and they were very strict about hair length. If anybody wants to be mad at someone, be mad at the coach and the wrestler. They new the rules or should have.

Andrew Johnson so sorry

What if he was white w mullet and had to cut it would there be such uproar, it’s not ref it’s the rules , change hair rule then. It is there for their safety too

Perhaps the ref meant no headlocks?

What are the rules? Was the ref following the rules? If he was, then no story. All wrestlers would have to follow the same rules, there shouldn’t be a caveat to the rules to pertain to black people lest we offend the outrage mob.

“I understand there were rules and regulations that he had to follow. Whether he followed them correctly or not, I don't really care.” The referee applied the rules correctly, but people still want to make this a racial matter.

I don't want to make a big deal about this. But the referee happens to be a shiny bald head white boy.

I’m glad the referee is getting so much backlash! This should never have happened in the first place. No one should be humiliated like that

There are far more important issues in New Jersey to address than this, in which the wrestler won his match.

If you don't want to obey the rules don't play the game

All I've ever seen about this is a bunch of people crying over the fact he had to cut his hair. Has anyone actually went and looked at the rules? Maybe he was breaking the rules, maybe he wasn't. Until someone comes out with that fact no one has a right to be mad.

But you can’t wrestle with long hair so what’s the deal

Dreadlocks is a racist term. Simply refer to them as locks

dude i am blacker than that guy. I want a DNA test on that kid. Screw the ref though

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High school wrestler forced to cut off dreadlocks or forfeit matchTeammates and coaches comfort a visibly distraught New Jersey high school wrestler, who was forced by a referee to cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit his match, prompting accusations of racial bias. No minor should be forced to comply to a physical contact and assault, this was an assault. Racist referee needs to lose his job.
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