The Los Angeles Dodgers fan who was threatened and harassed by “Milwaukee Brewers Karen” at Game 2 of the NLCS has broken his silence on the viral incident.
The viral video shows “Brewers Karen” (since identified as Shannon Kobylarczyk) calling the Los Angeles Dodgers fan a “p**sy” and threatening to call ICE (the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) on him.
Kobylarczyk lost her job at ManpowerGroup Milwaukee and resigned as a board member from Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.
At one point, Kobylarczyk also appears to take a swipe at the fan. He informs her that he’s a U.S. citizen and war veteran, and that ICE wouldn’t do anything to him.
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Dodgers fan Ricardo Fosado addressed the incident in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Fosasdo claims that Brewers Karen actually reported him to stadium security and that he was escorted out of American Family Field.
Ricardo Fosado claims that there was “back and forth” chirping between him and Brewers fans during the game, but things escalated after Enrique Hernandez got a hit for Los Angeles:
Fosasdo served in the U.S. Navy from 2001 to 2005 and served in Afghanistan and Iraq, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Despite the incident, Fosado said he feels for Brewers Karen and didn’t think she should have lost her job:
“I don’t think it was like horrible or something that should get her fired. I feel bad for her,” Fosado said. “We cannot be judged on one mistake, and a lot of emotions were involved. It was just hurt feelings, nobody physically hurt anybody.”
“This is my first time at a Brewers game and I got kicked out, but you know what?” Fosado asked. “I had a great experience and everybody was really friendly and welcoming. So I don’t take that one incident and label the whole entire day bad.”
The Dodgers won Game 2 by a final score of 5-1 and are just two wins away from reaching their second straight World Series.
Brewers Karen Learns Her Lesson The Hard Way
It’s unfortunate that incidents like this are still happening, and it’s ridiculous that people like “Brewers Karen” don’t bother to think twice about possible consequences. In today’s age of social media and cell phones, it’s easy to track down fans like Kobylarczyk, and incidents like this will almost always cost someone their job.
It’s one thing to chirp fans of rival sports teams, but racism and threats are never acceptable. Kobylarczyk lost her job and has achieved internet infamy in the worst way, all because she couldn’t play nice during an entertainment event.
She also no longer gets to support her beloved Brewers at home, as Kobylarczyk was issued a ban from American Family Field.
