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Auto racing organization NASCAR asked fans on Thursday to “refrain from displaying the Confederate Flag at our facilities and NASCAR events.”
“We’re all trying to be, as we should,best fake oakleys the most inclusive sport that we can, and you can’t say that on one hand and then fly a very offensive flag to an entire race of people on the other,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said on SiriusXM’s NASCAR Radio on Wednesday. “It just doesn’t comport. That’s where we are, and there’s no daylight between that. And I was clear on that over (last) weekend, and our tracks are working on the right kind of solution to work with our fans.”
The organization, which boasts a huge fanbase in the South, acknowledged in a Thursday media alert on its site that the the flag issue has taken prominence after the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting on June 17 that resulted in the deaths of nine African-American worshipers. The accused, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, was found to have a supremacist manifesto and Confederate flag images.
“As members of the NASCAR industry,replica oakley sunglasses we join NASCAR in the desire to make our events among the most fan-friendly, welcoming environments in all of sports and entertainment. To do that, we are asking our fans and partners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events,” said a statement posted on the NASCAR site and attributed to “industry members.”
“We are committed to providing a welcoming atmosphere free of offensive symbols. This is an opportunity for NASCAR Nation to demonstrate its sense of mutual respect and acceptance for all who attend our events while collectively sharing the tremendous experience of NASCAR racing.”
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