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Jilly_in_VA

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Fri Sep 30, 2022, 03:33 PM Sep 2022

BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event

Fresh allegations of racist slurs being used at a BYU athletic event have emerged, a month after similar claims involving the Duke volleyball team.

Five women’s soccer players from a visiting team told the Guardian they heard the N-word being directed at them and their teammates from the crowd during a game at BYU in 2021. Players had knelt for the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice when they say they heard shouts from the crowd.

“I just remember that there was like a consistent chant of ‘stand up, N-words’ during the anthem and right after,” one of the players told the Guardian. “And when brought to the attention of the BYU coaching staff there was no real response or sense of, like, alarm.”

She added: “I felt disappointed but not surprised. Backlash for kneeling was not new for our group but to hear that in person was shocking. I think both the fans and coaching staff knew we wouldn’t cancel the game after the incident, which once again shows this could be part of a bigger cultural issue within BYU as an institution.”

Four of her teammates independently confirmed to the Guardian that they also heard the chants.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/30/byu-racism-allegations-womens-soccer-college-sports

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BYU hit by fresh allegations of racist abuse from crowd at athletic event (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 OP
There has to be video out there. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #1
There is no racism in America Casady1 Sep 2022 #2
Quick add the sarcasm emoji, someone might believe you irisblue Sep 2022 #3
For most of their existence, Mormons officially said blacks were not worthy/human enough to hold hig keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #4

keithbvadu2

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4. For most of their existence, Mormons officially said blacks were not worthy/human enough to hold hig
Fri Sep 30, 2022, 05:15 PM
Sep 2022

For most of their existence, Mormons officially said blacks were not worthy/human enough to hold higher office in their church.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=why+were+blacks+denied+higher+office+in+mormon+church

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