{"id":5700,"date":"2020-06-15T00:53:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/filipino-champ-handed-ban-from-east-coast-throwdown-and-combo-breaker-following-insensitive-black-lives-matter-joke"},"modified":"2024-07-20T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T15:56:15","slug":"filipino-champ-handed-ban-from-east-coast-throwdown-and-combo-breaker-following-insensitive-black-lives-matter-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/filipino-champ-handed-ban-from-east-coast-throwdown-and-combo-breaker-following-insensitive-black-lives-matter-joke","title":{"rendered":"Filipino Champ handed ban from East Coast Throwdown and Combo Breaker following insensitive Black Lives Matter joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez is often referred to as one of the biggest heels<\/a> in the fighting games community since he’s not shy from speaking his mind in confrontational manners. Now, it seems he might’ve taken that label too far.<\/p>\n

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\"Watermelonlivesmatter
\nFChamp’s insensitive joke as landed him in hot water. (Picture: Stephanie Lindgren)<\/span><\/p>\n

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On June 13th, FChamp tweeted out a picture of a watermelon with the hashtag #WatermelonLivesMatter. While the original post has been deleted, a user screen-capped the Tweet.<\/p>\n

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The remark was perceived as insensitive and tone-deaf by a lot of fellow pro players and tournament organisers, to the point the former EVO 2012 winner was handed a ban from East Coast Throwdown events<\/p>\n

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From this moment on @fchampryan<\/a> is no longer welcome to East Coast Throwdown<\/p>\n

— East Coast Throwdown (@ecthrowdown) June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n