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Misogynistic Taunts Cost Philadelphia Eagles Fan His Job at D.E.I. Firm
Misogynistic Taunts Cost Philadelphia Eagles Fan His Job at D.E.I. Firm
The fan, who was caught on video harassing a female Packers fan at Sunday’s playoff game, was also barred from future events at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia Eagles fans reacted in the fourth quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
By Neil Vigdor
Jan. 15, 2025
A Philadelphia Eagles fan who spewed crude insults at a woman rooting for the visiting Green Bay Packers during Sunday’s wild-card playoff game lost his job this week at a New Jersey company that specializes in D.E.I. work because of his conduct, which was caught on a viral video.
The fan, whose name was not released by his former employer, BCT Partners, was also barred from future events at Lincoln Financial Field, the home stadium of the Eagles, a person briefed on the matter told The New York Times.
In the video, which was shared online early Monday by the woman’s fiancé and viewed more than 31 million times on X, the fan repeatedly called her a vulgar name and cursed at her during the Eagles’ opening-round 22-10 victory in the playoffs. The man was sitting in the upper deck, one row behind the couple, who were both wearing Packers jerseys and live outside Philadelphia.
The woman’s fiancé, Alexander Basara, a podcaster who focuses on the Packers, asked internet sleuths to help him to identify the man.
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Kirsten Noyes contributed research.
Neil Vigdor covers politics for The Times, focusing on voting rights issues and election disinformation. More about Neil Vigdor
The fan, who was caught on video harassing a female Packers fan at Sunday’s playoff game, was also barred from future events at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia Eagles fans reacted in the fourth quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
By Neil Vigdor
Jan. 15, 2025
A Philadelphia Eagles fan who spewed crude insults at a woman rooting for the visiting Green Bay Packers during Sunday’s wild-card playoff game lost his job this week at a New Jersey company that specializes in D.E.I. work because of his conduct, which was caught on a viral video.
The fan, whose name was not released by his former employer, BCT Partners, was also barred from future events at Lincoln Financial Field, the home stadium of the Eagles, a person briefed on the matter told The New York Times.
In the video, which was shared online early Monday by the woman’s fiancé and viewed more than 31 million times on X, the fan repeatedly called her a vulgar name and cursed at her during the Eagles’ opening-round 22-10 victory in the playoffs. The man was sitting in the upper deck, one row behind the couple, who were both wearing Packers jerseys and live outside Philadelphia.
The woman’s fiancé, Alexander Basara, a podcaster who focuses on the Packers, asked internet sleuths to help him to identify the man.
{snip}
Kirsten Noyes contributed research.
Neil Vigdor covers politics for The Times, focusing on voting rights issues and election disinformation. More about Neil Vigdor
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