It's time to grow out of posting degrading comments on athletes' social media
Posted Feb 12, 2020
Here are a few of the comments that can be found under one of Andrew Platek's recent Instagram posts, after North Carolina lost to Duke this past weekend. Hate from fans has become a norm, and others hide behind their screens to post damaging comments. People seem to forget that athletes are humans with emotions and feelings like everyone else.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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