Park Ji-sung asks Manchester United fans to stop singing ‘racist’ dog-eating song
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Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has called on fans of the English Premier League club to stop singing a chant referring to South Koreans eating dogs, saying that he needs to “educate” the fans.
“In Korea, things have changed a lot. It is true that historically we have eaten dog meat but these days, particularly the younger generation, they really dislike it. The culture has changed,” Park told the official UTD podcast.
The chant has been resurrected after the arrival of Hwang Hee-chan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, with away supporters singing it when Manchester United travelled to Molyneux in August and new signing Hwang was unveiled to the home fans.
“I know that United fans don’t mean any offence to him for that song,” Park said, “but still I have to educate the fans to stop that word [dog meat], which is usually these days a racial insult to the Korean people.
“Listening to the chant even 10 years later now, I feel sorry for the younger me who tried to overcome this discomfort that I felt back then.
