On Twitter, SungWoo Lee points out offensive Japanese flag at Kauffman Stadium
Royals fan SungWoo Lee became a bit of a celebrity after he visited Kansas City from South Korea earlier this summer.
You may wonder if a Royals fan from Asia has any sense of history, particularly Lee, who is 38. In his lifetime, the Royals haven’t been particularly successful.
However, Lee does know his history, as this post on Twitter shows:
Don't get me wrong, I love Aoki.. but that flag is WW2 War Crime flag like Nazi's swasticka/iron cross!! Remember.. pic.twitter.com/UNBUJG22AF
— SungWoo Lee (@Koreanfan_KC) September 18, 2014Apparently, a fan or fans at Kauffman Stadium showed their support for Royals outfielder Nori Aoki by bringing a Japanese flag to Wednesday’s game. Unfortunately, it was the flag Japan used in World War II. The Rising Sun flag is known to symbolize Japan’s military, which attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 and occupied Korea from 1910-45.
That’s something Lee pointed out on Twitter.
So proud KC has WW1 museum I visited there too! But you should know JPN hit Asia & US Pearl habor with that flag WW2 pic.twitter.com/23MBwoHYyj
— SungWoo Lee (@Koreanfan_KC) September 18, 2014Others joined Lee in his displeasure:
@Koreanfan_KC If my dad (a WWII navy vet) was there, he would have went up there and ripped it down. Then probably have gotten ejected.
— JamesBH (@arkbites1) September 18, 2014@Koreanfan_KC i totally agree! and when Nori saw it, i could tell he wasn't too happy about it. he even pointed at it with a scowl
— Timothy Lung (@thelungmeister) September 18, 2014This story was originally published September 18, 2014 at 11:15 AM.