Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has always been a leading voice within the sports world when it comes to speaking out against hate and injustice and once again he was using his platform to condemn the rise of Asian-American hate crimes.
Following a mass shooting in Atlanta, which left eight dead — including six Asian women — Kerr tweeted a thread speaking out against the hate and prejudice the Asian community has seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Yet, for some reason, one former athlete seemed to take this thread as a personal shot toward him.
Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder was among those who responded to Kerr and was unusually defensive, taking Kerr’s general statement of anti-hate as a personal affront.
Mulder tweeted at Kerr, “not once have I ‘connected’ COVID and Asian Americans, nor has it crossed my mind. Be better.”
Mulder’s response was odd, considering the thread was not directed toward him, and no one was accusing the former left-hander of these things within the thread.
The only individual Kerr referenced was the former president, Donald Trump, condemning him for referring COVID-19 to terms such as the “Asian Flu.”
Yet, Mulder still felt the need to get defensive.
Kerr’s full thread is as follows:
It is on all of us to speak up & snuff out hate based violence. The current climate of animosity toward Asian Americans is idiotic and devastating. Just because a virus originated in a foreign country, we are going to blame people from that part of the world, denigrate them and
— Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) March 17, 2021
must support our fellow Asian American countrymen&women, especially during this pandemic. It’s NOT okay to call COVID 19 the ‘Asian Flu,’ like our ignorant ex president did. It’s not okay to fan the flames of racism by blaming others for something they had nothing to do with.
— Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) March 17, 2021
Off hand, ignorant remarks connecting Asian Americans to COVID-19 are leading to widespread racism, which turns into violence and even murder in our communities. We all have to do our part to stop this from happening again.
— Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) March 17, 2021
A stranger, perhaps telling response from Mulder, nonetheless.
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