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

RUSH EXCERPT:

CHAMPION: “Unfortunately, we live in a world where athletes are being more vocal about it. Where we see a lot of fans, I’m not saying this one particular fan represented byu, because that would be unfair. We are seeing fanciful very bold, oren bolden, perhaps by the very polarizing times by which we live in. And for this young lady to just go there and play, and understand that she’s the only qualifying black starter at duke. They say she’s great, she’s the next, think she’ll be playing volleyball, she will be representing us. She is protected in the olympics. For her to be there and feel unsafe is very unfortunate. Here’s what’s unfortunate. For live in the society where no one can speak up for her. If no one can say, this isn’t right. If there’s not an adult in the stand that say I hear this man, and it is not okay. That is why she felt unsafe. It because we are used to taunting in terms of — we are use the taunting. I’m used to people saying mean things. It doesn’t bother me. But it’s so long and one felt the need to protect her. That is why she felt unsafe.”