A group of college footballers have sparked outrage by dressing in Ku Klux Klan robes in a parody of the Will Smith movie Bad Boys II . About 20 members of the team , at Wheaton College near Chicago , Illinois , performed the 'skit ' wearing Klan-style white hoods and carrying Confederate flags . The off-season team-building exercise was intended as a 'satirical parody ' of the 2003 action comedy Bad Boys II , starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence , whose characters poke fun at the KKK . Footballers performed a 'skit ' wearing Klan-style white hoods during a team-building exercise at Wheaton College ( pictured ) near Chicago . The skit , intended as a parody of a scene from the Will Smith movie Bad Boys II ( pictured ) , has sparked outrage on campus . But the stunt has provoked anger on the campus while Philip Ryken , the evangelical Christian college 's president , has sent an email to all students and staff . The incident happened on February 28 in a campus gym and involved some of the team 's black players . College bosses have acknowledged the skit was 'racially insensitive ' . In Bad Boys II , the police detectives played by Smith and Lawrence burst out of white robes they are wearing as part of a raid on a Ku Klux Klan meeting . According to the Chicago Tribune , team Captain Josh Aldrin , who is African-American , took responsibility for the skit and , in a letter to students , admitted 'we made a mistake . ' The incident happened on February 28 in a campus gym and involved some of the team 's black players . In Bad Boys II , the police detectives played by Smith and Martin Lawrence ( pictured ) burst out of white robes they are wearing as part of a raid on a Ku Klux Klan meeting . He wrote : 'As a black male , a team captain , and the leader of the group that performed the skit , I should have understood that ( the ) KKK and Confederate symbols are not funny in any context . 'We hope the campus community will forgive us for our actions . ' Mr Ryken was made aware of the incident shortly after it happened and held a meeting with some of those involved at 1am the next morning . On Sunday , more than 700 students gathered in the College 's Pierce Chapel to pray for 'campus-wide healing ' . In a statement posted on its website , the college said : 'The team captain acknowledged his poor judgment in failing to consider the inherently hurtful meanings these symbols carry , though it was clear the skit was not motivated by racial hostility . 'The coaches accepted responsibility for their failure to provide appropriate guidance . 'All recognized that , regardless of the group 's intent , the skit was inappropriate , and apologized in an e-mail to the campus community sent out around noon on Sunday . ' Footage was taken of the event - but the images were 'inherently hurtful and shocking ' and would not be disseminated , the college said . The statement added : 'Wheaton College stands resolutely against racial insensitivity , including the use of symbols that convey hatred against African Americans and other ethnic minorities . 'The College is committed to responding promptly and appropriately to incidents that may violate our Community Covenant , taking the time to consider the total facts of each situation and seeking redemption , with respect for the dignity of each person . '
Players at evangelical College near Chicago showed KKK hoods as part of ' skit ' About 20 students took part in a ' satirical parody ' of today 's Bad Boys II . this was part of a team - building exercise at evangelical Christian college . this parody involves Will Smith and a Lawrence raiding KKK meeting . College bosses have acknowledged that the skit was ' racially insensitive '