{"id":492665,"date":"2021-05-10T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=492665"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:06:28","slug":"softball-coach-team-forced-to-apologize-for-wearing-sombreros-on-cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softball-coach-team-forced-to-apologize-for-wearing-sombreros-on-cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball Coach, Team Forced To Apologize For Wearing Sombreros On Cinco De Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoftball-coach-team-forced-to-apologize-for-wearing-sombreros-on-cinco-de-mayo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=492665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span>A collegiate softball team in western Michigan sparked a firestorm on social media for posting a photo of players in sombreros on Cinco de Mayo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The official account for the Hope College softball team posted a photo of 10 players at an \u201cinformal team gathering,\u201d wherein five players were donning sombreros. According to the school, the post drew ire for its alleged cultural appropriation of Mexican culture. Students contacted the administration expressing outrage and demanding that the players be punished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_220577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220577\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-220577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hope-Softball-Sombreros--300x296.png\" alt width=\"600\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/05\/Hope-Softball-Sombreros--300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/05\/Hope-Softball-Sombreros--583x576.png 583w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/05\/Hope-Softball-Sombreros-.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-220577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>via Instagram\/@hopecollegesb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The post was promptly removed and replaced with an apology from Coach Mary VandeHoef, who took the blame for posting the photo to the team\u2019s account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBy wearing the sombreros, we turned a culture into a costume, and by posting the image, we demonstrated a lack of awareness. That was wrong,\u201d VandeHoef said. \u201cI have reached out to the Center for Diversity and Inclusion leadership and our Athletics administration to take the next step forward and I\u2019m committed to developing resources for our team \u2026 I am sorry it was at the expense of students and a culture that are [sic] often marginalized and misrepresented.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hope College administrators sent out an email claiming that a photo of teens wearing sombreros caused \u201cpain\u201d for the school\u2019s \u201cLatinx\u201d employees and students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe original post featured a picture of softball players wearing sombreros at an informal team gathering,\u201d the email reads. \u201cIn her apology, Coach Mary VandeHoef recognized the hurt caused by turning a culture into a costume \u2014 a hurt that is felt especially deep by our Latinx students, staff, and faculty. We, too, acknowledge the pain this caused, we apologize, and we stand with our Latinx community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The statement was signed by the school\u2019s President Matthew Scogin, Chief Officer for Culture Inclusion Sonja Trent-Brown, Dean of Students Richard Frost, and Director of Athletics Tim Schoonveld.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hope College indicated that it has no intention of removing any coaches or players, instead, it has opted to \u201crecommit to listening, learning, grace, belonging, and understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLet\u2019s make our campus a more racially just and equitable community,\u201d the email concluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hope College did not respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s request for comment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In recent years, colleges have crafted guidelines and policies to ensure that students remain within politically correct boundaries. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=13936\"><span>Campus Reform<\/span><\/a><span> reported that even small colleges in Pennsylvania are cracking down on cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2019, Dickinson College\u2019s Women\u2019s and Gender Resource Center posted a guide on \u201cHow to Assess the Appropriateness of a Halloween Costume.\u201d The guide asks students to avoid any costume that is \u201coffensive to any race, religion, culture, belief, [or] group of people,\u201d or a costume that may reinforce stereotypes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Politically correct standards, including cultural appropriation, have moved beyond the campus as well. In August, pop singer Adele was accused of cultural appropriation for styling her hair in Bantu knots and wearing a Jamaican flag bikini. In April, pop star Justin Bieber was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/justin-bieber-accused-of-cultural-appropriation-for-wearing-dreadlocks\"><span>accused<\/span><\/a><span> of cultural appropriation for the sin of wearing dreadlocks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Model Kendall Jenner was also accused of cultural appropriation after launching a tequila brand she claimed to have been working on for nearly four years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/woke-mob-attacks-kendall-jenner-for-cultural-appropriation-of-tequila\"><b>Woke Mob Attacks Kendall Jenner For \u2018Cultural Appropriation\u2019 Of Tequila\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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