Minnesota State University (Moorhead)
ACHA M2 • NULL
Date: July 22, 2023
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As the only black girl on the team, I was treated completely different. Charlie is racist and sexist. He creates a culture in which people of color aren’t safe. I was called a “Ni**er” and a teammate spit water in my face and he said, “Well they are from a small town. I also grew up in a small town but I can’t be racist because my middle name is Grant, after US Grant who led the North again the South to end slavery.” Charlie took it a step further saying he knows what it’s like to be discriminated against. I was not safe on the team. He didn’t see me as human. One day I asked him, “why do you talk to me the way that you do? You don’t treat anyone else on the team this way.” I was being cussed out in front of my teammates, he would scream at me in practice if someone messed up, and even act like I didn’t exist to him. He responded, “You are the only person on the team that can handle it and when I get mad I have to unleash it.” I was his daily punching bag. In terms on mental health, he doesn’t care. I started to suffer panic attacks and had to get on antidepressants and anxiety medication due to his actions towards me. One day, the team has a talk with him about how he treats us and how we are suffering mentally he said, “That’s not my problem.” In my opinion, he should not be allowed to coach.