He admits he was drunk at the time and he doesn't seem the sharpest tool in the box at the best of times. It probably seemed like a good idea to make his actions less of a hate crime, presumably forgetting about all his other nonsense.
Citation needed, but does this sound based to you?
On Thursday he was jailed by a judge who detailed how the defendant “climbed on to a barrier and started rubbing your lips towards a person of colour” and was then part of a group “who were making similarly racist and insulting gestures, some making monkey noises and gestures”.