Oklahoma is once again in the news for all the wrong racist reasons.
On Friday morning at 9:03am, Norman High School basketball coach Frankie Parks shared a video clip of a high school sports announcer caught on a hot mic calling the Norman High School women's basketball team "F*ckin N*****s" for having the audacity to take a knee during the National Anthem, and in the process, remind us why they take a knee during the National Anthem.
Here's the original tweet:
Hey @NFHSNetwork looks like you forgot to cut the Mic!!! "F****** N******" is the one that really got me!! Tell us how you really feel!! THIS IS WHY THEY KNEEL!!!@Migliorino_Nick @tohara_o @NHS_AthDept @gonormantigers pic.twitter.com/mmWQAecLaF
— Frankie Parks (@CoachFParks) March 12, 2021
Like most videos of racists from Oklahoma caught on tape using the N-word, the video spread quickly across the social media sphere. People were rightfully shocked, rightfully outraged, and rightfully wanted to know who the fucking racist idiot was on tape showing his inner and outer racism.
As a result, the Oklahoma media machine went into overdrive looking for that score. Only a few hours later, The Oklahoman's Cam Jourdan shared the first big scoop of his journalistic career: