As of: February 16, 2024, 12:54 p.m
By: Luca Hartmann
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Athletes are repeatedly confronted with hate comments on social networks.
DFB star Robin Gosens now faced a fan who even wished him dead.
Berlin - A desert of insults, insults against the family or even death wishes: some of the shocking news that athletes are exposed to on social media.
Just recently, a German biathlon star was showered with hate comments.
National soccer player Robin Gosens also has to deal with online hostility - but he recently met the writer of such a hate message in real life.
The Union Berlin professional reports on the encounter on his LinkedIn profile and makes a moving appeal against hatred and envy in society.
Robin Gosens |
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Born: |
July 5, 1994 (age 29) in Emmerich am Rhein |
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Union Berlin |
International matches: |
20 |
Market value: |
15 million euros (source: transfermarkt.de) |
DFB star Gosens meets the man who previously wished him dead: Now the fan wanted a photo
Gosens tells how, after Unioner's 1-0 win against VfL Wolfsburg, he went to a group of fans who asked him for a photo.
He met a man who looked familiar to him, but he was no longer able to correctly identify his face in the situation - fortunately from the fan's point of view, because just a few minutes later on the drive home, Gosens realized that he was recently wished him dead.
“As I sit in the car for a few minutes and drive home, something clicks.
It was the same young man who wished me dead after the Mainz game,” explains Gosens.
Apparently the whole thing was just because Gosens made a “wrong face” after fan protests, which was caught by the TV cameras.
“My family should die with me” and “We don’t need people like you in this world,” the fan is said to have written to him.
Robin Gosens recently met a fan after a game who wished him dead on social networks.
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After hate message: Fan asks Gosens for a photo
Gosens explains that he regularly looks at the profiles of the authors of such shocking news, which is why he finally recognized the man's face in real life.
The fact that such a fan wanted to take a photo with him was met with great incomprehension by the full-back.
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“What kind of people are those who wish you death on social media, only to ask you for a photo five days later because they are a 'big fan'?” writes Gosens.
It is not okay that members of the public “have to serve as an outlet for the frustration of dissatisfied people”.
“How can it be that it is completely normal for someone to be insulted online and for other users to even like this comment?” asks Gosens, probably speaking from the hearts of many of those affected.
Emotional words from Gosens: “Far too much hate”
The 29-year-old cites growing envy in society as the cause.
“Our society is currently moving in the direction that people's envy is literally eating them up and the only way to help yourself is to signal to the other person that everything he or she does is shit and that you can do it to him or her under no circumstances will you allow it,” were Gosens’ drastic words.
“The result is hate.
Way too much hate.”
In this case, that envy also affects the wrong people, describes Gosens: “Successful people have not become successful because everything was born into them.
Success is always the result of very hard work and great sacrifice.”
However, it is fundamentally about “daily interaction.
It's about me tapping the guy on the train and telling him that I think his outfit is great, instead of turning away and being jealous that I can't afford it," said the 20-time national player. who adds: “Maybe it's all easier said than done and maybe I'm imagining scenes that are unrealistic.
But in my world, a compliment is something very simple and incredibly appreciative.”
(LuHa)