Baylor
University has found itself in the spotlight. On January 27, a lawsuit was
filed against Baylor University and the Baylor football program. The
lawsuit claims that 31 Baylor football players allegedly committed at least 52
acts of rape over the course of three years, starting in 2015. Apart from the
football program, at least 125 Baylor students have reported being sexually
assaulted during that period of time. Needless to say, Baylor University is in
a lot of trouble.
After
recording her 500th career win on Saturday, Baylor Women's Basketball coach Kim
Mulkey stood in front of her home crowd at the Ferrell Center and responded to
the controversy surrounding Baylor. After praising the University, Mulkey
said, "If somebody is around you and they ever say ‘I will never send my
daughter to Baylor,’ you knock them
right in the face."
At
first, Mulkey stood by her comments showing no regret in the post-game
press conference; however, days later she expressed her remorse over
her words. On Monday February 27, Mulkey spoke in a press conference.
Check out her apology below.
In
my opinion, I feel like Mulkey did not intend for her words to be taken in a
negative, harsh manner. While I believe she should've used a better choice
of words, Mulkey was not disregarding all of the alleged rape/sexual
assault victims. She knows very bad things have happened at Baylor, but she
continues to show her loyalty to the university through this difficult time. I
just think her words were very insensitive to the situation.
I
feel like Mulkey did the right thing by addressing the media
and apologizing for her remarks regarding the victims. It is not an easy
thing to stand up in front of the media (aka the whole world) and admit what
she said was wrong... but she did. For that, I feel like it has to count for
something. Her controversial words have already sparked a raging fire in so
many. It will be interesting to see if she receives any more backlash
from this incident.
- H2
You can tell in her apology, she takes the time to decide what she wants to say. I agree with you, I think she just wanted to stay loyal to Baylor and defend the university, but she spoke out of immediate emotion and didn't think about it.
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