Images of speeches with racist remarks made in 2017 by the way of the top (2) since Tuesday League of Legends given RED dogs, guigoappeared on social networks, especially Twitter. The following day, Wednesday (3), the organization took a stand after pressure from fans and internal investigations, announcing in an official note that the player would receive 70% of his salary and a fine for the next three months. It will be donated to organizations fighting for racial equality in Brazil.
The athlete also spoke and accepted the messages sent. “The resulting conversations are part of a Facebook Messenger group that I was more or less part of in 2017. At the time, before I joined RED at the age of 14/15, I didn’t understand the seriousness of my attitude.Guigo, the player’s age at the time and the current five years separating the racial slur were considered mitigating factors for the sentencing chosen by RED Canids.
Associated with, The organization responded: “Guigo has always been exemplary since he joined our organization. Before the athlete started working with us, he understood the seriousness of his actions, even if they were committed in the past. Regardless of Guigo’s maturity, change in behavior and regrets, we know that steps must be taken to somehow undo the damage he has caused.“.
RED Canids also announced that it will hire qualified professionals who can train everyone in the organization so that everyone understands and learns the seriousness of these issues.
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Public pressure on Titan and RED Canids
This is not the first case of racism to appear on the esports scene this year or in the past. In one of the last that resulted in the resignation of support ice given Loud Academy Shortly after RED Canids announced that they had hired Marksman, Titandenied Frosty’s apology on the show and the actor’s age at the time of the incident. “It’s not just an apology. At 16, you already know what is good and what is bad.“. On air, when topplaner says so, it’s also possible to hear Shooter telling Guigo about it.You can even give a diaper depending on age“The Titan definitely disagree.”You need to be aware from an early age that racism is unacceptable.“.
The clip was shared by several fans and tagged both actors and the organization in posts. Speaking shortly after, TitaN said he hadn’t changed his mind and that Guigo had already been punished (by RED Canids), but that didn’t mean he accepted the punishment and “wouldn’t put it back. nobody’s diaper”. .
Despite the measures taken by the organization, the community demands more severe penalties for the player’s actions, commenting on suspensions or bans, among other socio-educational actions. RED Canids has not commented on the requests beyond the first note already posted.
The punishment comes at a key time for RED at CBLOL
RED is currently the two-time CBLOL champion, third in Stage 2, and already in the top 4 for the playoffs, but still doesn’t have its best moment in League of Legends. He won one game and lost another in the past four weeks, had a tough life even with the wins and made him the warrior of the team, shieldAt the end of July, he published his view on the current phase of the team:
“In this Split, RED is a team completely disconnected and lost in the meta. […]. After weeks of questioning, I realized that we were going nowhere, that we were lost and that some things had to change. I love playing with this team, I have fun and we have great potential, I will do my best to climb this mountain again.“.
Still trying to be on top of his game, RED did not reveal Guigo’s suspension due to his past racial injury, but the player is not expected to leave the squad this weekend, the final week of the phase. of groups. to play. Recall that Topplaner works with Boal sequentially.
The enemy has called riot games About a post-injury statement or action taken by Topplaner, it has not received any response until the publication of this article, which will be updated if there is any news .
Source : The Enemy
