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Despite being unable to find supporting evidence of racial slurs in the many recordings and interviews, we hope that all those involved will understand our sincere efforts to ensure that all student-athletes competing at Brigham Young University feel safe. – Brigham Young	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As a result of our investigation, we have lifted the ban on the fan who was identified as having uttered racial slurs during the match, we have not found any evidence that that individual engaged in such an activity. Brigham Young University sincerely apologizes to that fan for any hardship the ban has caused. – Duke University	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We don't know the motivations behind this specific targeting of an Asian American, but we do know how real the problem of anti-AAPI hate is -- not only in violent incidents like these but in the many more public harassment moments where racial and ethnic slurs are shouted at AAPIs just trying to go about their lives. – Manju Kulkarni	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The bigoted attacks my opponent Dave McCormick has made against me as the child of immigrants are reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews, it is a sign of McCormick's desperate campaign that David McCormick has resorted to this disgraceful tactic. It is completely disqualifying behavior for anyone aiming to serve in the United States Senate. – Mehmet Oz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The bigoted attacks my opponent Dave McCormick has made against me as the child of immigrants are reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews, it is a sign of McCormick’s desperate campaign that he has resorted to this disgraceful tactic. – Mehmet Oz	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The man looked for a synagogue near the airport, had the rabbi contact another rabbi in New York that he felt could move the meter on the release of Aafia Siddiqui,there were antisemitic slurs during his rant as well as by Siddiqui during her trial. There must be no question that he targeted Jews. – Roz Rothstein	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My staff was called racial slurs, not just once or twice. ... We are talking 30, 40, 50, i was called an enemy of the state. – Brian Corley	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Soldiers and militias subjected Tigrayan women and girls to rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and other forms of torture, often using ethnic slurs and death threats, given the context, scale, and gravity of the sexual violence committed against women and girls in Ethiopias Tigray, the violations amount to war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity. – Amnesty International	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I have never called anyone' f ** t' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind, i have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining Matt Damon' one of the good guys'. And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ + community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst. – Matt Damon**	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's intense, i've gotten death threats, I've gotten sexual assault threats, I've gotten called lots of slurs, my family's gotten death threats. – Julia Jassey	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The racial slurs were disturbing and sickening. – Fulton County	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
We're being smashed in as a one-two punch. There's low-level petty crime that's happening to our community. We're being targeted as easy targets, but at a bigger scale, racist rhetoric from the pandemic has targeted us as being' the reason for coronavirus,' and so Asians across the board have been targeted by racial slurs, being attacked, being pushed around, being spat on. – Daniel Wu	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Ifind Congresswoman Greene comments deeply offensive, using vile, antisemitic slurs, degrading those with special needs, endorsing violence against political leaders, and further victimizing those who suffered unimaginable trauma is absolutely repugnantand it's unbecoming of any member of Congress. Ifind Congresswoman Greene'S, LIZ CHENEY'S FUTURES IN BALANCE AS HOUSE GOP GATHERS FOR CRUCIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY. – Tom Cole	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Over the news, we see incidents of Asian Americans being assaulted on the streets or facing racial slurs, with this campaign, I hope to send a message that Asians like Valerie Xu are standing along with health workers in our common goal to defeat this virus. – Valerie Xu	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The admitted and repeated use of racial slurs by a judge who has taken an oath to administer justice fairly and impartially is wrong, period. There is never any circumstance or context in which such derogatory and degrading language is okay, sadly, inequities still exist in society and in our judicial system. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has compromised District Judge Jessie LeBlanc ability to preside as a judge, and District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has damaged the judiciary. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc should resign. The people of the 23rd Judicial District and our state deserve better. – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards	Found on CNN 4 years ago
As a person, I know that I am not a racist. I know that I treat everyone with respect. It doesn't matter who you are, i was not raised to treat someone based upon the color of their skin. So, to those people, I tell them, yes, I made a horrible decision in using those slurs toward those people. I ask for forgiveness from them. I've asked for forgiveness from my God. And, I know that I am not a person that bases you off the color of your skin. – District Judge Jessie LeBlanc	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The individual refused to provide identification, cursed at and made homophobic slurs at the officer who remained calm throughout the entire engagement. – Bob Powers	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We are working to make our school climates the best they can be for all students and staff, we've taken a tough stance on racial slurs, and we believe that language has no place in schools. – Gloria Reyes	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I've experienced a lot of anti-Asian racism throughout my upbringing, and it hurts. It's something that is very real, and I do think anti-Asian racial epithets are not taken as seriously as slurs against other groups. – Andrew Yang	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We are encouraged by this dialogue and understanding that being a Cherokee Nation tribal citizen is rooted in centuries of culture and laws not through DNA tests, we are encouraged by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren action and hope that the slurs and mockery of tribal citizens and Indian history and heritage will now come to an end. – Julie Hubbard	Found on CNN 5 years ago
They scared families with small children, which I find very wrong, and all the racist and homophobic slurs were very disrespectful. – Abdul Lasaing	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
On many occasions there were times he would scream obscenities, whether it be about Hitler or racial slurs. – Caitlin Robinson	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Since the publication of the posts, I have been inundated with HUNDREDS of [pieces of] hate mail filled with slurs (racial, misogynist, classist), harassment, and threats. – Composition Joy Karega	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Trump's continuing ethnic slurs and rants against everyone, including a distinguished federal judge, I think makes my point rather conclusively. – Hillary Clinton	Found on FOX News 7 years ago

Despite being unable to find supporting evidence of racial slurs in the many recordings and interviews, we hope that all those involved will understand our sincere efforts to ensure that all student-athletes competing at Brigham Young University feel safe.

– Brigham Young

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As a result of our investigation, we have lifted the ban on the fan who was identified as having uttered racial slurs during the match, we have not found any evidence that that individual engaged in such an activity. Brigham Young University sincerely apologizes to that fan for any hardship the ban has caused.

– Duke University

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We don't know the motivations behind this specific targeting of an Asian American, but we do know how real the problem of anti-AAPI hate is -- not only in violent incidents like these but in the many more public harassment moments where racial and ethnic slurs are shouted at AAPIs just trying to go about their lives.

– Manju Kulkarni

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The bigoted attacks my opponent Dave McCormick has made against me as the child of immigrants are reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews, it is a sign of McCormick's desperate campaign that David McCormick has resorted to this disgraceful tactic. It is completely disqualifying behavior for anyone aiming to serve in the United States Senate.

– Mehmet Oz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The bigoted attacks my opponent Dave McCormick has made against me as the child of immigrants are reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews, it is a sign of McCormick’s desperate campaign that he has resorted to this disgraceful tactic.

– Mehmet Oz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The man looked for a synagogue near the airport, had the rabbi contact another rabbi in New York that he felt could move the meter on the release of Aafia Siddiqui,there were antisemitic slurs during his rant as well as by Siddiqui during her trial. There must be no question that he targeted Jews.

– Roz Rothstein

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My staff was called racial slurs, not just once or twice. ... We are talking 30, 40, 50, i was called an enemy of the state.

– Brian Corley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Soldiers and militias subjected Tigrayan women and girls to rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, sexual mutilation and other forms of torture, often using ethnic slurs and death threats, given the context, scale, and gravity of the sexual violence committed against women and girls in Ethiopias Tigray, the violations amount to war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.

– Amnesty International

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I have never called anyone' f **** t' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind, i have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining Matt Damon' one of the good guys'. And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ + community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst.

– Matt Damon

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's intense, i've gotten death threats, I've gotten sexual assault threats, I've gotten called lots of slurs, my family's gotten death threats.

– Julia Jassey

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The racial slurs were disturbing and sickening.

– Fulton County

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

We're being smashed in as a one-two punch. There's low-level petty crime that's happening to our community. We're being targeted as easy targets, but at a bigger scale, racist rhetoric from the pandemic has targeted us as being' the reason for coronavirus,' and so Asians across the board have been targeted by racial slurs, being attacked, being pushed around, being spat on.

– Daniel Wu

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Ifind Congresswoman Greene comments deeply offensive, using vile, antisemitic slurs, degrading those with special needs, endorsing violence against political leaders, and further victimizing those who suffered unimaginable trauma is absolutely repugnantand it's unbecoming of any member of Congress. Ifind Congresswoman Greene'S, LIZ CHENEY'S FUTURES IN BALANCE AS HOUSE GOP GATHERS FOR CRUCIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY.

– Tom Cole

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Over the news, we see incidents of Asian Americans being assaulted on the streets or facing racial slurs, with this campaign, I hope to send a message that Asians like Valerie Xu are standing along with health workers in our common goal to defeat this virus.

– Valerie Xu

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The admitted and repeated use of racial slurs by a judge who has taken an oath to administer justice fairly and impartially is wrong, period. There is never any circumstance or context in which such derogatory and degrading language is okay, sadly, inequities still exist in society and in our judicial system. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has compromised District Judge Jessie LeBlanc ability to preside as a judge, and District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has damaged the judiciary. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc should resign. The people of the 23rd Judicial District and our state deserve better.

– Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards

Found on CNN
4 years ago

As a person, I know that I am not a racist. I know that I treat everyone with respect. It doesn't matter who you are, i was not raised to treat someone based upon the color of their skin. So, to those people, I tell them, yes, I made a horrible decision in using those slurs toward those people. I ask for forgiveness from them. I've asked for forgiveness from my God. And, I know that I am not a person that bases you off the color of your skin.

– District Judge Jessie LeBlanc

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The individual refused to provide identification, cursed at and made homophobic slurs at the officer who remained calm throughout the entire engagement.

– Bob Powers

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We are working to make our school climates the best they can be for all students and staff, we've taken a tough stance on racial slurs, and we believe that language has no place in schools.

– Gloria Reyes

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I've experienced a lot of anti-Asian racism throughout my upbringing, and it hurts. It's something that is very real, and I do think anti-Asian racial epithets are not taken as seriously as slurs against other groups.

– Andrew Yang

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We are encouraged by this dialogue and understanding that being a Cherokee Nation tribal citizen is rooted in centuries of culture and laws not through DNA tests, we are encouraged by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren action and hope that the slurs and mockery of tribal citizens and Indian history and heritage will now come to an end.

– Julie Hubbard

Found on CNN
5 years ago

They scared families with small children, which I find very wrong, and all the racist and homophobic slurs were very disrespectful.

– Abdul Lasaing

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

On many occasions there were times he would scream obscenities, whether it be about Hitler or racial slurs.

– Caitlin Robinson

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Since the publication of the posts, I have been inundated with HUNDREDS of [pieces of] hate mail filled with slurs (racial, misogynist, classist), harassment, and threats.

– Composition Joy Karega

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Trump's continuing ethnic slurs and rants against everyone, including a distinguished federal judge, I think makes my point rather conclusively.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

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