Australian swimming great Dawn Fraser tells Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic to ‘go back where their parents came from’.
It sparked a fierce reaction from all angles on social media. Here are some of those responses.
Throwing a racket, brat. Debating the rules, disrespectful. Frustrated when competing, spoilt. Showing emotion,… http://t.co/QDvnaUNYxZ
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 7, 2015
Heading home today, it’s been a long trip, great and not so great experiences for me but all good learning and… http://t.co/taUJaszLzW
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 7, 2015
Wow Dawn Fraser, wow. Something I have not heard since primary/high school (almost daily) #unacceptable
— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) July 7, 2015
Cool story #DawnFraser. #ignorant
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) July 7, 2015
I’ve just been informed by the internet that Dawn Fraser’s comments weren’t racist because she didn’t mention race so that’s great to know.
— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) July 7, 2015
Race Discrimination Commissioner @timsout on Dawn Fraser’s comments about @NickKyrgios. Watch: http://t.co/NDOijJBsdJ pic.twitter.com/Ddes3pjvFu
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) July 7, 2015
After Dawn Fraser had her “go back to where you came from” moment today Karl Stefanovic actually followed up with “your hair looks amazing!”
— Bevan Shields (@BevanShields) July 7, 2015
Who allowed Dawn Fraser on the Today Show this morning? Will heads roll? What about an inquiry?
— Mark Humphries (@humphriesmark) July 7, 2015
Dawn Fraser wishing Nick Kyrgios would go back to Canberra is pretty harsh. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
— Titus O’Reily (@TitusOReily) July 7, 2015