Okrahomer Posted September 30, 2022 Posted September 30, 2022 The Guardian has apparently dug up a new accusation of racist slurs directed at and heard by five black female players who knelt during the national anthem prior to a match played at BYU in 2021. The article does not name the team or date of the match. I have never attended a BYU Women's home soccer match, so I don't have any personal experiences that inform my reaction to this story. If it actually happened, it is disappointing and sad. South Field is an outdoors venue with a spectator capacity at 4,200; although, attendance is regularly over that. I think it would be difficult to hear anything very distinctive coming from individual fans in that setting -- especially during the singing of the national anthem. But if a group was "chanting" it during the anthem, I cannot see how others in attendance would not have noticed and taken steps to stop it. I hope there are video and audio recordings to allow careful review. FYI: BYU Women's soccer is a perennial national power and in fact was the national runner-up in 2021. The championship match was terrific to watch, but unfortunately (for BYU fans) BYU eventually lost to Florida State on Penalty Kicks. 1
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