The Wheaton College football team may not have thought this one all the way through.
Members of Wheaton College’s football team have issued an apology after a “satirical parody” attempt of a scene in the 2003 movie “Bad Boys II” was deemed “racially insensitive” by the school.
During a Feb. 28 event in one of the Illinois school’s gyms, a group of about 20 student athletes, led by two African-American students, reenacted the Hollywood scene involving actors Martin Lawrence and Will Smith.
The team’s captain Josh Aldrin has apologized and took full responsibility for the skit.
In an email sent out to the campus community on March 1, he said “we made a mistake” and asked for forgiveness, the Tribune reported.
“As a black male, a team captain, and the leader of the group that performed the skit, I should have understood that (the) KKK and Confederate symbols are not funny in any context,” Aldrin wrote. “We hope the campus community will forgive us for our actions.”
Wheaton College school officials made a statement regarding the skit as well.
“The team captain acknowledged his poor judgment in failing to consider the inherently hurtful meanings these symbols carry, though it was clear the skit was not motivated by racial hostility,” the school stated in a public response to the skit.
Just a reminder to everyone that there is never a good time to incorporate the KKK’s antics to tackle racism and inequality.
[h/t NY Daily News]