Henrichs offended after victory
DFB star makes hate messages public
04/06/2023 2:21 p.m
Benjamin Henrichs only celebrates an important victory with his club RB Leipzig. Then the national player shows what triggered the success: a tirade of violent, sometimes racist insults against the defender, his family and his club.
Soccer national player Benjamin Henrichs from RB Leipzig was massively racially insulted on the Internet after the 2-0 win in the quarter-finals of the cup against Borussia Dortmund. “We live in a society where anyone can spread hate and racism online,” wrote the 26-year-old with the hashtag #sad truth tiktok. He shared excerpts of personal messages on social media insulting him and his family in a racist and derogatory way.
The defender, whose father is from Germany and his mother from Ghana, was also wished for injuries. The association was also addressed. “We won 2-0 in the cup today against Dortmund and I’ll show you what my DMs (personal messages) look like after such a win in the cup. Have fun,” said Henrichs in the video.
Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané and Leon Goretzka recently drew attention to the problem of hate comments on the Internet in an unusual campaign. In a video published on various social media channels, the FC Bayern Munich pros read real insults and insults from Internet users.
“You better shut up your unqualified mouth”. “It used to be Mia San Mia, now only foreigners”. “I spit on you, you freaks”. “May your team bus burn, you losers”. The sentences that the three internationals read in the video are sometimes shocking. Some words even had to be drowned out with a beep.