Christopher Skeet – In what has now become a par-for-the-course fabrication, Duke athlete Rachel Richardson’s story of being called racist epithets by racist BYU fans in racist Utah during a racist volleyball game have been debunked.  Richardson had claimed that a fan had yelled the n-word toward her “throughout the entirety of the match.”  The white male aggressor then threatened her, and a police officer needed to be posted near the players’ bench.

Before anyone investigated anything or even examined the veracity of her allegation, BYU had apologized and suspended the alleged offender.  The University of South Carolina canceled its girls’ basketball team’s upcoming games against BYU.  At Duke University, the Black Student Alliance issued a “call to action” (there was no response from the White Student Alliance…because that organization does not exist).  Continue reading →