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Steam vowed no the to play envelope wolfe stepped down. so wolfe stepped down. joining us now, payton head, president of the university of missouri s students association. thanks for having me. your facebook post is part of what s credited for helping to galvanize this movement at mizzou. talk to me a brlittle bit about what you saw as necessary for changing that you and your fellow students saw. for me this was the second incident that i had endured where i had been called out on my name. called the n word just walking across campus. so i was over it. it wasn t just about myself. it is about my friend who identifies as trans and walking down the street and being spit on. my friends who are muslims who wear hijobs and are called towel heads and terrorists as they ....
Pickup truck shouting the n word at me. i think the one thing that made me so disappointed in this incident is this wasn t the first time this had happened to me. and also i know that this isn t my friends go through these experiences as well. and this isn t something that is just about race as well, which is one of the reasons why this movement at large has become intersectional. it s not just about race, it s about people and their sexual identities who walk through the streets of columbia, missouri,nd have to worry about people throwing drinks on them if they re in a same-sex relationship or a friend identified as trans, as she was walking through the streets she was spit on. friends identified as muslim and are called terrorists and towel heads. those are some of the experiences of mu students. and i think what s most important to remember is that, you know, missouri is not the only place where these incidents happen. however, time and time again these issues have been brought ....
11th. your patriotism is always in question. always in question. i see myself on tv. and it says is it this sn act of terrorism with a economy mark? this man is in an ohio jail. of course. of course it s going to be discriminated against. we ve been called many names. islamic school. arabic school. we ve been called hezbollah high school. camel jockey. towel heads. ugly words and hate. and it s true hate. you can feel it. this is an american high school. this is an american high school with people who just happen to be muslim. call us whatever you want. when i m on the football field, it s time for football, no matter what religion you are. knock them down. make a play. ....