Chloe Kim, who won a gold medal at the PyeongChang Olympics on a snowboard, has already revealed that she has been suffering from racism and hate crimes for several years. After the coronavirus outbreak, he said that he would even bring self-defense weapons when he went out, but he declared that he would no longer be silent.
Reporter Kim Kyung-hee on the report.
<기자>
Chloe Kim, who won the gold medal at the PyeongChang Olympics after rising to No. 1 in the world for snowboarding halfpipes at the age of 16, is a Korean-American who speaks Korean fluently.
[클로이 김/스노보드 미국 국가대표 : 응원해 주셔서 감사합니다.]
Until now, he has been living the life of a sports star as one of the world’s top athletes, but racism was inevitable.
Chloe Kim recently revealed that she is receiving dozens of hate messages a day and hundreds of hate messages every month on social media.
From the time he won his first medal at the age of 13, he suffered a sense of helplessness and fear as he received a contemptuous message like returning to China.
They even said there were people who spit in public places.
The situation worsened after the Corona 19 incident, and he confessed that he must bring self-defense weapons such as electric shockers when he goes out.
In particular, he said that Asian elderly people are targeting hate crimes, and every time their parents go out, they fear that this will be the last time.
However, Chloe Kim declared that he would not be silent anymore, and declared that he would stop them by releasing hate messages and authors.
Chloe Kim hoped that her case would give her an opportunity to recognize the seriousness of hate crimes, and urged her to become a dignified human being.
(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)