CNN Panel on BYU Player Who Says She Received Racist Taunts: Sports Fans ‘Emboldened By Polarizing Times We Live In’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Let s ░░░░░░░░ this is something different ░░░░░░░░ is an accord or ░░░░░░░░ volleyball court The athletic ░░░░░░░░ of Brigham Young University ░░░░░░░░ today that much more ░░░░░░░░ been done when officials ░░░░░░░░ aware that a black ░░░░░░░░ on the Duke s ░░░░░░░░ s volleyball team was ░░░░░░░░ by racist slur during ░░░░░░░░ match against BYU This ░░░░░░░░ on Friday A name ░░░░░░░░ Rachel richards and she ░░░░░░░░ the barrage of insults ░░░░░░░░ her and fellow black ░░░░░░░░ to feel unsafe and ░░░░░░░░ BYU officials did not ░░░░░░░░ adequate steps to stop ░░░░░░░░ taunting BYU says one ░░░░░░░░ is now been banned ░░░░░░░░ the athletic event He ░░░░░░░░ not only called the ░░░░░░░░ word every time she ░░░░░░░░ during a game against ░░░░░░░░ she was threatened and ░░░░░░░░ said she was made ░░░░░░░░ feel unsafe and a ░░░░░░░░ gym But what happened ░░░░░░░░ this game Unfortunately we ░░░░░░░░ in a world where ░░░░░░░░ are being more vocal ░░░░░░░░ it Where we see ░░░░░░░░ lot of fans I ░░░░░░░░ not saying this one ░░░░░░░░ fan represented BYU because ░░░░░░░░ would be unfair We ░░░░░░░░ seeing fanciful very bold ░░░░░░░░ bolden perhaps by the ░░░░░░░░ polarizing times by which ░░░░░░░░ live in And for ░░░░░░░░ young lady to just ░░░░░░░░ there and play and ░░░░░░░░ that she s the ░░░░░░░░ qualifying black starter at ░░░░░░░░ They say she s ░░░░░░░░ she s the next ░░░░░░░░ she ll be playing ░░░░░░░░ she will be representing ░░░░░░░░ She is protected in ░░░░░░░░ olympics For her to ░░░░░░░░ there and feel unsafe ░░░░░░░░ very unfortunate Here s ░░░░░░░░ s unfortunate For live ░░░░░░░░ the society where no ░░░░░░░░ can speak up for ░░░░░░░░ If no one can ░░░░░░░░ this isn t right ░░░░░░░░ there s not an ░░░░░░░░ in the stand that ░░░░░░░░ I hear this man ░░░░░░░░ it is not okay ░░░░░░░░ is why she felt ░░░░░░░░ It because we are ░░░░░░░░ to taunting in terms ░░░░░░░░ we are use the ░░░░░░░░ I m used to ░░░░░░░░ saying mean things It ░░░░░░░░ t bother me But ░░░░░░░░ s so long and ░░░░░░░░ felt the need to ░░░░░░░░ her That is why ░░░░░░░░ felt unsafe Something you ░░░░░░░░ notice as you are ░░░░░░░░ this is would be ░░░░░░░░ you officials have said ░░░░░░░░ issued an apology They ░░░░░░░░ a spectator from attending ░░░░░░░░ sporting events They say ░░░░░░░░ a student athlete or ░░░░░░░░ comes to a BYU ░░░░░░░░ event we expect that ░░░░░░░░ will be treated with ░░░░░░░░ and respect and feel ░░░░░░░░ on our campus It ░░░░░░░░ for this reason BYU ░░░░░░░░ banned a fan who ░░░░░░░░ identified by Duke during ░░░░░░░░ week s volleyball match ░░░░░░░░ all BYU athletic venues ░░░░░░░░ should be banned but ░░░░░░░░ should ve happened They ░░░░░░░░ done it on the ░░░░░░░░ level They done it ░░░░░░░░ like how Russell Westbrook ░░░░░░░░ been very bold about ░░░░░░░░ weaponry to him Other ░░░░░░░░ have talked about it ░░░░░░░░ now that you have ░░░░░░░░ on the collegiate level ░░░░░░░░ think that someone needs ░░░░░░░░ take some sobering advice ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to the ░░░░░░░░ who were there You ░░░░░░░░ say that it is ░░░░░░░░ It is okay to ░░░░░░░░ a fan using racial ░░░░░░░░ I am the biggest ░░░░░░░░ talker because you know ░░░░░░░░ trash talk trash I ░░░░░░░░ talk trash I love ░░░░░░░░ It is good to ░░░░░░░░ you how are you ░░░░░░░░ are you okay?