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Man Runs Out Onto Field Wearing Gorilla Suit and an "All Lives Matter" Shirt During Bears vs. Lions

I've seen too much racism at soccer matches to let this one slip as innocuous.
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During the game today between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears, a man ran out onto the field wearing a gorilla suit and an "All Lives Matter" shirt.

While it's hard to pinpoint the exact meaning of the shirt, which said "Put the Guns Down" on the back, and the gorilla getup—could be Harambe, could be Dada-ist bullshit—there's something not-so-subtly uncouth (and dare I say racist?) about the whole scenario. I've witnessed too much racism at soccer matches to let this one slip as innocuous.

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Here's a video of the incident, courtesy of @Gaur_Nik:

A guy dressed as a gorilla wearing an "all lives matter" shirt just ran onto the field at the Bears game pic.twitter.com/QJLfuS1b1U
— Nik Gaur (@Gaur_Nik) October 2, 2016

Here's another look, from the broadcast.

Guy On the Field at the Bears game ended up making the TV broadcast after all. pic.twitter.com/aNVQZmoBl8
— Alex Quigley (@alexquigley) October 2, 2016

How about this: just fucking don't, please.

UPDATE:

The fan wearing a gorilla suit & an "All Lives Matter" vest who ran onto the field during #Bears game was turned over to police & arrested.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) October 2, 2016