The club tennis team at the University of Maryland apologized for sending a racist graphic as a part of materials for an upcoming tournament at the school.
\n\n“Last weekend, our club shared an abhorrent image which was included in a tournament program and distributed to teams from the visiting universities,” the team’s apology, which was posted to their Instagram page, began. “We deeply regret sharing this image and the pain this caused as a result of our actions.”
\n\nThe team said it has already apologized in person to each of the affected teams, and then followed up with an emailed apology to each of the teams’ captains. But, “a public apology is warranted when the impact of our actions extends beyond those who received the tournament program directly,” the statement said.
\n\nThe Maryland club tennis team forfeited its matches in the tournament over the weekend as a result, which continued for all other participating teams.
\n\n“Although we did not intend to share an image evoking hate and racism, we take full responsibility for failing to identify and remove it,” the apology said. “We understand this was unacceptable and does not reflect the values of our club.”
\n\nIt remains unclear how…
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