Oregon followers are proven at Autzen Stadium in the course of the first half of their NCAA faculty soccer recreation towards Fresno State in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Don Ryan, Related Press
In the future after video of it surfaced on-line, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown weighed in on the offensive chant Oregon Geese soccer followers could possibly be heard shouting at BYU followers throughout Saturday’s recreation.
A tweet from Brown’s official Twitter account on Sunday quote-tweeted a press release from the College of Oregon concerning the chant, which was directed at members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, stating, “In Oregon, we try to be a welcoming, inclusive state to all, no matter race, faith, gender, or background.
“Our state and nation have an unsightly historical past of discrimination and bigotry. The mantra at yesterday’s Oregon-BYU recreation was unacceptable. We should do higher.”
In Oregon, we try to be a welcoming, inclusive state to all, no matter race, faith, gender, or background. Our state and nation have an unsightly historical past of discrimination and bigotry. The mantra at yesterday's Oregon-BYU recreation was unacceptable. We should do higher. https://t.co/q8aDJ6IMmg
— Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown) September 18, 2022
Brown’s feedback got here after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Saturday shared a video of the incident and wrote, “Non secular bigotry is alive and celebrated in Oregon.”
The assertion from the college that Brown quote-tweeted learn, “The College of Oregon sincerely apologizes for an offensive and disgraceful chant coming from the coed part throughout yesterday’s recreation towards Brigham Younger College.
“A lot of these actions go towards every thing the college stands for, and it goes towards the spirit of competitors. We are able to and can do higher as a campus group that has no place for hate, bias or bigotry.”
That was primarily the identical assertion as the college gave to the Deseret Information on Saturday, which mentioned the college would examine the matter.